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Harry Wright
Biographical details
Born	October 4, 1919; New York, New York, U.S.
Died	March 9, 1993 (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.^[1] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, quarterbacking the 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team to an undefeated record.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[3]^[4]

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.
^ ^a ^b "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.