Harry Wright (American football)

(Redirected from Harry C. Wright) American football player and coach (1919–1993)

Harry Wright
Biographical details
Born	(1919-10-04)October 4, 1919 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	March 9, 1993(1993-03-09) (aged 73) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1940–1942	Notre Dame

Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1948	Aquinas Institute (NY)
1949	Portland
1958–1963	Merchant Marine
1964–1966	New York Giants (off. backfield)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1949	Portland

Head coaching record
Overall	35–28–1 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Second-team All-American (1942)

Harry Charles Wright (October 4, 1919 – March 9, 1993) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, quarterbacking the 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to an undefeated record. Wright served as the head football coach at the University of Portland in 1949 and the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1958 to 1963, compiling a career college football coaching record of 35–28–1. He also worked an assistant coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1966 under head coach Allie Sherman. Wright was later the mayor of Sparta Township, New Jersey.

References

"All-Time Roster" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"Harry Wright". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
^ "Harry C. Wright, Football Player, 73". The New York Times. March 13, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
"Harry Wright". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

v t e Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks
George Cartier (1887) Joe Cusack (1888) Ed Coady (1888–1889) Pat Coady (1892) Charles Zeitler (1893) Nicholas Dinkel (1894) William Walsh (1895) Frank Hering (1896) Fred Waters (1897) Charles Fleming (1898) Angus McDonald (1899) Clarence Diebold (1900) Henry McGlew (1901–1902) Nate Silver (1903–1905) Dick Coad (1904) Bob Bracken (1906) Billy Ryan (1907) Don Hamilton (1908–1909) Gus Dorais (1910–1913) Alfred Bergman (1914) James Phelan (1915–1917) Tex Allison (1917) Bill Mohn (1918) Leonard Bahan (1919) Joe Brandy (1920) Chet Grant (1921) Frank Thomas (1922) Harry Stuhldreher (1922–1924) Red Edwards (1924–1926) Albert Cullen (1925) Chuck Riley (1926–1927) Jim Brady (1927–1928) Frank Carideo (1928–1930) Chuck Jaskwhich (1931–1932) Bud Bonar (1933–1934) Wally Fromhart (1934–1935) Andy Puplis (1936–1937) Steve Sitko (1938–1939) Bob Hargrave (1940) Harry Wright (1941) Angelo Bertelli (1941–1943) Johnny Lujack (1943, 1946–1947) Frank Dancewicz (1944–1945) Frank Tripucka (1948) Bob Williams (1949–1950) John Mazur (1950–1951) Ralph Guglielmi (1951–1954) Tom Carey (1952, 1954) Paul Hornung (1955–1956) Robert Williams (1956–1958) George Izo (1958–1959) Don White (1959) George Haffner (1960) Daryle Lamonica (1960–1962) Frank Budka (1961, 1963) Denis Szot (1962–1963) John Huarte (1963–1964) Sandy Bonvechio (1963) William Zloch (1965) Tom Schoen (1965) Terry Hanratty (1966–1968) Coley O'Brien (1966) Joe Theismann (1968–1970) Pat Steenberge (1971) Bill Etter (1971) Cliff Brown (1971) Tom Clements (1972–1974) Rick Slager (1975–1976) Joe Montana (1975, 1977–1978) Rusty Lisch (1976–1977, 1979) Tim Koegel (1979, 1981) Mike Courey (1979–1980) Blair Kiel (1980–1983) Ken Karcher (1982) Jim O'Hara (1982) Steve Beuerlein (1983–1986) Scott Grooms (1984) Terry Andrysiak (1985–1987) Tony Rice (1987–1989) Kent Graham (1987) Rick Mirer (1990–1992) Paul Failla (1991, 1993) Kevin McDougal (1993) Ron Powlus (1994–1997) Tom Krug (1995) Jarious Jackson (1998–1999) Eric Chappell (1998) Arnaz Battle (2000) Gary Godsey (2000) Matt LoVecchio (2000–2001) Carlyle Holiday (2001–2003) Pat Dillingham (2002) Brady Quinn (2003–2006) Demetrius Jones (2007) Jimmy Clausen (2007–2009) Evan Sharpley (2007) Dayne Crist (2010–2011) Tommy Rees (2010–2013) Everett Golson (2012, 2014) Malik Zaire (2014–2015) DeShone Kizer (2015–2016) Brandon Wimbush (2017–2018) Ian Book (2017–2020) Jack Coan (2021) Tyler Buchner (2022) Drew Pyne (2022) Sam Hartman (2023) Steve Angeli (2023) Riley Leonard (2024)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish starting quarterbacks

George Cartier (1887)
Joe Cusack (1888)
Ed Coady (1888–1889)
Pat Coady (1892)
Charles Zeitler (1893)
Nicholas Dinkel (1894)
William Walsh (1895)
Frank Hering (1896)
Fred Waters (1897)
Charles Fleming (1898)
Angus McDonald (1899)
Clarence Diebold (1900)
Henry McGlew (1901–1902)
Nate Silver (1903–1905)
Dick Coad (1904)
Bob Bracken (1906)
Billy Ryan (1907)
Don Hamilton (1908–1909)
Gus Dorais (1910–1913)
Alfred Bergman (1914)
James Phelan (1915–1917)
Tex Allison (1917)
Bill Mohn (1918)
Leonard Bahan (1919)
Joe Brandy (1920)
Chet Grant (1921)
Frank Thomas (1922)
Harry Stuhldreher (1922–1924)
Red Edwards (1924–1926)
Albert Cullen (1925)
Chuck Riley (1926–1927)
Jim Brady (1927–1928)
Frank Carideo (1928–1930)
Chuck Jaskwhich (1931–1932)
Bud Bonar (1933–1934)
Wally Fromhart (1934–1935)
Andy Puplis (1936–1937)
Steve Sitko (1938–1939)
Bob Hargrave (1940)
Harry Wright (1941)
Angelo Bertelli (1941–1943)
Johnny Lujack (1943, 1946–1947)
Frank Dancewicz (1944–1945)
Frank Tripucka (1948)
Bob Williams (1949–1950)
John Mazur (1950–1951)
Ralph Guglielmi (1951–1954)
Tom Carey (1952, 1954)
Paul Hornung (1955–1956)
Robert Williams (1956–1958)
George Izo (1958–1959)
Don White (1959)
George Haffner (1960)
Daryle Lamonica (1960–1962)
Frank Budka (1961, 1963)
Denis Szot (1962–1963)
John Huarte (1963–1964)
Sandy Bonvechio (1963)
William Zloch (1965)
Tom Schoen (1965)
Terry Hanratty (1966–1968)
Coley O'Brien (1966)
Joe Theismann (1968–1970)
Pat Steenberge (1971)
Bill Etter (1971)
Cliff Brown (1971)
Tom Clements (1972–1974)
Rick Slager (1975–1976)
Joe Montana (1975, 1977–1978)
Rusty Lisch (1976–1977, 1979)
Tim Koegel (1979, 1981)
Mike Courey (1979–1980)
Blair Kiel (1980–1983)
Ken Karcher (1982)
Jim O'Hara (1982)
Steve Beuerlein (1983–1986)
Scott Grooms (1984)
Terry Andrysiak (1985–1987)
Tony Rice (1987–1989)
Kent Graham (1987)
Rick Mirer (1990–1992)
Paul Failla (1991, 1993)
Kevin McDougal (1993)
Ron Powlus (1994–1997)
Tom Krug (1995)
Jarious Jackson (1998–1999)
Eric Chappell (1998)
Arnaz Battle (2000)
Gary Godsey (2000)
Matt LoVecchio (2000–2001)
Carlyle Holiday (2001–2003)
Pat Dillingham (2002)
Brady Quinn (2003–2006)
Demetrius Jones (2007)
Jimmy Clausen (2007–2009)
Evan Sharpley (2007)
Dayne Crist (2010–2011)
Tommy Rees (2010–2013)
Everett Golson (2012, 2014)
Malik Zaire (2014–2015)
DeShone Kizer (2015–2016)
Brandon Wimbush (2017–2018)
Ian Book (2017–2020)
Jack Coan (2021)
Tyler Buchner (2022)
Drew Pyne (2022)
Sam Hartman (2023)
Steve Angeli (2023)
Riley Leonard (2024)

v t e Portland Pilots athletic directors
Dom Callicrate (1909–1916) Gene Murphy (1927–1936) George Philbrook (1937) Robert L. Mathews (1937–1944) Hal Moe (1946–1948) Harry Wright (1949) Ed Fiene (1950–1956) Al Negratti (1957–1969) Joe Etzel (1970–2004) Larry Williams (2004–2011) Scott Leykam (2012– )

v t e Portland Pilots head football coaches
Dom Callicrate (1909–1916) Leo Malarkey (1917) Slip Madigan (1920) Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1921–1924) Vincent F. Harrington (1926) Gene Murphy (1927–1936) Robert L. Mathews (1937–1942) No team (1943–1945) Hal Moe (1946–1948) Harry Wright (1949)

v t e Merchant Marine Mariners head football coaches
Earl Brown (1945) William Reinhart (1946–1949) John Baker (1950) Clem Stralka (1951–1957) Harry Wright (1958–1963) Chuck Mills (1964) George Paterno (1965–1968) Drew Tallman (1969–1970) George Paterno (1971–1975) Clive Rush (1976) Pete Carmichael (1977–1980) Dennis Barrett (1981–1990) Charlie Pravata (1991–2002) Tim McNulty (2003–2004) Mike Toop (2005–2021) Jameson Croall (2022– )

Merchant Marine Mariners head football coaches

Earl Brown (1945)
William Reinhart (1946–1949)
John Baker (1950)
Clem Stralka (1951–1957)
Harry Wright (1958–1963)
Chuck Mills (1964)
George Paterno (1965–1968)
Drew Tallman (1969–1970)
George Paterno (1971–1975)
Clive Rush (1976)
Pete Carmichael (1977–1980)
Dennis Barrett (1981–1990)
Charlie Pravata (1991–2002)
Tim McNulty (2003–2004)
Mike Toop (2005–2021)
Jameson Croall (2022– )

v t e Washington Redskins 1943 NFL draft selections
Jack Jenkins Bill Dutton Bob Dove Wally Ziemba Lou Rymkus Tony Leon Bob Motl Walt McDonald George Perpich Dan Wood Harry Wright Oscar Britt Dick Weber Joe Day Frank Dornfield John Baklarz Leo Mogus Dick Secrest Don Nolander Johnny Barrett Tom Vohs Charlie Yancey Roman Bentz Swify Berthold Vince Pacewic Joe Riccardi John Jaffurs Frank Akins Bill Corry Bo Bogovich

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