Wright pictured in The Tyee 1903, Washington yearbook
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Moravia, New York |
October 30, 1871
Died | October 27, 1931 Auburn, New York |
(aged 59)
Alma mater |
Williams College (1897) Columbia Law School (1902) |
Playing career | |
1899–1900 | Columbia |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1901 | Washington |
c. 1902 | Columbia (assistant) |
1903 | Kentucky State College |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–4 |
Charles A. "Jack" Wright (October 30, 1871 – October 27, 1931) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Washington in 1901 and at the University of Kentucky in 1903, compiling a career college football record of 10–4. Wright later worked as a judge after earning his degree from Columbia Law School in 1902. 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. He was interred in Indian Mound Cemetery in Moravia.