Randall Steven Wright (born January 12, 1961) is a former professional
American football
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quarterback
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and
color commentator
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who played for the
Green Bay Packers
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from
1984
Events
January
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to
1988
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and covered
Big Ten
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football for
ESPN
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for 12 years. In 2016, ''
USA Today
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'' named Wright the worst starting quarterback in Packers' history.
High school
Randy Wright attended
St. Charles High School in
St. Charles, Illinois. He is a member of the St. Charles Saints Hall of Fame.
Randy Wright attended
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
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in Acton Massachusetts as a sophomore (1976-1977). He was the Colonial's starting quarterback.
College career
Wright played college football at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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.
Professional career
Wright occasionally had the
starting role in the
1985
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season, sharing this duty with
Jim Zorn
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and
Lynn Dickey
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. Wright played the entire
1986 NFL season
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as the starter, and shared starting quarterback duties with his successor,
Don Majkowski
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College career
Following graduation from the F ...
, from 1987 to 1988.
Personal life
After his football career ended, Randy Wright founded and still owns the
vending machine
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company Wright Vending with his wife Kelli. He also coaches high school football in Sturgeon Bay, WI, as an offensive coordinator and helps run the Trickey Wright quarterback and wide receiver camp.
References
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1961 births
Living people
People from St. Charles, Illinois
Players of American football from Illinois
American football quarterbacks
Wisconsin Badgers football players
Green Bay Packers players
College football announcers