| Ted A. Wright | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1921–1924 |
| Player Team2: | Baker |
| Player Sport3: | Basketball |
| Player Years4: | 1921–1924 |
| Player Team4: | Baker |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1926 |
| Coach Team2: | Western (KS) |
| Coach Years3: | 1927 |
| Coach Team3: | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| Coach Years4: | 1928 |
| Coach Team4: | Talladega (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1929–1930 |
| Coach Team5: | Talladega |
| Coach Years6: | 1931–1933 |
| Coach Team6: | Florida A&M |
| Coach Years7: | 1934–? |
| Coach Team7: | Xavier (LA) |
| Coach Years8: | 1947–1949 |
| Coach Team8: | Savannah State |
| Coach Sport9: | Basketball |
| Coach Years10: | 1927–1928 |
| Coach Team10: | Lincoln HS (KS) |
| Coach Years11: | 1934–1938 |
| Coach Team11: | Xavier (LA) |
| Coach Years12: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team12: | Xavier (LA) |
| Coach Years13: | 1948–1962 |
| Coach Team13: | Savannah State |
| Coach Sport14: | Track |
| Coach Years15: | 1947–1962 |
| Coach Team15: | Savannah State |
| Admin Team1: | Xavier (LA) |
| Admin Years2: | c. 1950–1961 |
| Admin Team2: | Savannah State |
Theodore A. Wright (September 20, 1901 – February 15, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Florida A&M University (1933) and Savannah State University (1947–1949).[1] Wright was also the head basketball coach at Xavier University of Louisiana (1934–1938, 1946–1947) and at Savannah State (1948–1962).[2]
Wright graduated in 1925 from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where he lettered in football, basketball, and tennis. He earned all-Kansas honors in football as a halfback. In 1926–27, Wright coached at Western University in Kansas City, Missouri. The following year, he was the director of physical education at Lincoln High School in Kansas City, leading both his football and basketball teams to championships. In 1928, Wright became an assistant football coach at Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. He was promoted to head football coach the following year.[3]
