| John Wright | |
| Birth Place: | 8 November 1948 |
| Player Team1: | Virginia Union |
| Coach Years1: | 1977–1979 |
| Coach Team1: | Virginia Union (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1980–1981 |
| Coach Team2: | Albany State (OC) |
| Coach Years3: | 1981 |
| Coach Team3: | Albany State (interim HC) |
| Coach Years4: | 1984–1985 |
| Coach Team4: | Norfolk State (OC) |
| Coach Years5: | 1986 |
| Coach Team5: | Kentucky State |
| Coach Years6: | 1991 |
| Coach Team6: | Johnson C. Smith |
| Coach Years7: | 1992–1999 |
| Coach Team7: | Hampton (AHC/OL/ST) |
| Coach Years8: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team8: | Elizabeth City State |
| Overall Record: | 8–47–1 |
John K. Wright (born November 8, 1948) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State University in 1986, Johnson C. Smith University, in 1991, and Elizabeth City State University from 2000 to 2002; he was also the interim head football coach at Albany State University for the final seven games of the 1981 season following the firing of Willie Williamson.[1] [2] Wright graduated from Virginia Union University in 1971. He coached high school football in Orange and Asbury Park, New Jersey before serving as the offensive coordinator at Norfolk State University in 1984 and 1985.[3]