Jack Wright | |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1871 |
Birth Place: | Moravia, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Auburn, New York, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Williams College (1897) Columbia Law School (1902) |
Player Years1: | 1896 |
Player Team1: | Williams |
Player Years2: | 1899–1900[1] |
Player Team2: | Columbia |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1901 |
Coach Team1: | Washington |
Coach Team2: | Columbia (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1903 |
Coach Team3: | Kentucky State College |
Overall Record: | 14–9 |
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Charles A. "Jack" Wright[2] (October 30, 1871 – October 27, 1931)[3] [4] was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Rochester in 1897, the University of Washington in 1901, and Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—in 1903, compiling a career college football coaching record of 14–9. Wright earned a degree from Columbia Law School in 1902 and later worked as a judge. He died in 1931 after suffering a heart attack. At the time of his death, he was candidate for the Cayuga County judge as well as the city recorder for Auburn, New York.[5] [6]