Stephen Thomas Wright (born July 17, 1942) is a former American footballoffensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams. He also played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL in 1974. He played college football at the University of Alabama. He never started a game for Alabama, but was drafted in the fifth round of the 1964 draft, by the Green Bay Packers along with the New York Jets in the eighth round; although New York offered a blank check, the prospect of playing for Green proved to factor in his decision.[1] Wright played in 101 games in nine seasons in the NFL, but never started.
He is the author of I'd Rather be Wright: Memoirs of an Itinerant Tackle (1974, with William Gildea and Kenneth Turan), a fly-on-the wall look at the pro football world of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In 1969, Wright was the model for the NFL Man of the Year Award (which was changed to honor Walter Payton in 1999), which was sculpted by Daniel Bennett Schwartz; the award still bears Wright's likeness to this day. Wright worked as a salesman for veterinary pharmaceuticals and insurance before retiring, and he now lives in Augusta, Georgia.[2][3]
steve, wright, american, football, born, 1942, stephen, thomas, wright, born, july, 1942, former, american, football, offensive, tackle, national, football, league, five, different, teams, also, played, chicago, fire, 1974, played, college, football, universit. Stephen Thomas Wright born July 17 1942 is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League NFL for five different teams He also played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL in 1974 He played college football at the University of Alabama He never started a game for Alabama but was drafted in the fifth round of the 1964 draft by the Green Bay Packers along with the New York Jets in the eighth round although New York offered a blank check the prospect of playing for Green proved to factor in his decision 1 Wright played in 101 games in nine seasons in the NFL but never started Steve WrightNo 72 78 75 73 62Position Offensive tacklePersonal informationBorn 1942 07 17 July 17 1942 age 81 Louisville Kentucky U S Height 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Weight 250 lb 113 kg Career informationHigh school Louisville KY ManualCollege AlabamaNFL Draft 1964 Round 5 Pick 69AFL Draft 1964 Round 8 Pick 59Career historyGreen Bay Packers 1964 1967 New York Giants 1968 1969 Washington Redskins 1970 Chicago Bears 1971 St Louis Cardinals 1972 Career highlights and awards2 Super Bowl champion I II 3 NFL champion 1965 1966 1967 Career NFL statisticsGames played 101Fumble recoveries 5Games started 43Player stats at NFL com PFRHe is the author of I d Rather be Wright Memoirs of an Itinerant Tackle 1974 with William Gildea and Kenneth Turan a fly on the wall look at the pro football world of the late 1960s and early 1970s In 1969 Wright was the model for the NFL Man of the Year Award which was changed to honor Walter Payton in 1999 which was sculpted by Daniel Bennett Schwartz the award still bears Wright s likeness to this day Wright worked as a salesman for veterinary pharmaceuticals and insurance before retiring and he now lives in Augusta Georgia 2 3 References Edit Packers had to wait on Steve Wright Daniel Bennett Schwartz Archived from the original on July 26 2016 Retrieved February 15 2013 The Model for a Tribute to Model Players by SEAN CALLAHAN The New York Times February 1 2013 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Wright American football born 1942 amp oldid 1146681770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
