Wright played college football at Georgia Southern. His first year as a professional was successful, for as kick returner with the Baltimore Stallions he scored 3 touchdowns on punt returns and added an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown in their Grey Cup victory.[1] This won him the Frank M. Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the CFL Southern Conference, and an all-star selection.
He moved north to Canada with the Stallions when they relocated and became the revived Montreal Alouettes. He missed the entire 1996 season due to injury, but had an impressive 1997 campaign, with 2 punt return touchdowns. He was released after the 1998 season, but resurfaced in 2002 with the BC Lions, where he played 7 games.
Chris Wright was murdered in a shooting in Atlanta on July 31, 2005.[2]
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^. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2011-09-23. Baltimore Stallions 1995 Statistics
^[1] Former CFLer murdered in Atlanta, Monday, August 8, 2005, CBC Sports
December 14, 2023
chris, wright, canadian, football, chris, wright, august, 1972, july, 2005, award, winning, canadian, football, league, kick, returner, grey, champion, chris, wrightno, 28born, 1972, august, 1972valdosta, georgiadied, july, 2005, 2005, aged, atlanta, georgiaca. Chris Wright August 24 1972 July 31 2005 was an award winning Canadian Football League kick returner and Grey Cup champion Chris WrightNo 28Born 1972 08 24 August 24 1972Valdosta GeorgiaDied July 31 2005 2005 07 31 aged 32 Atlanta GeorgiaCareer informationCFL statusAmericanPosition s WR KRCollegeGeorgia SouthernCareer historyAs player1995Baltimore Stallions1996 1998Montreal Alouettes2002BC LionsCareer highlights and awardsCFL All Star1995Awards1995 Frank M Gibson TrophyHonors1995 Grey Cup ChampionWright played college football at Georgia Southern His first year as a professional was successful for as kick returner with the Baltimore Stallions he scored 3 touchdowns on punt returns and added an 82 yard punt return for a touchdown in their Grey Cup victory 1 This won him the Frank M Gibson Trophy as best rookie in the CFL Southern Conference and an all star selection He moved north to Canada with the Stallions when they relocated and became the revived Montreal Alouettes He missed the entire 1996 season due to injury but had an impressive 1997 campaign with 2 punt return touchdowns He was released after the 1998 season but resurfaced in 2002 with the BC Lions where he played 7 games Chris Wright was murdered in a shooting in Atlanta on July 31 2005 2 References edit 95stats Archived from the original on 2012 11 04 Retrieved 2011 09 23 Baltimore Stallions 1995 Statistics 1 Former CFLer murdered in Atlanta Monday August 8 2005 CBC Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Wright Canadian football amp oldid 1186766565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
