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Theodore Wright (disambiguation) Theodore Wright (1883–1914) was a British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross. Theodore Wright may also refer to: * Theodore S. Wright (1797–1847), African-American abolitionist * Theodore Paul Wright Theodore Paul Wright (May 25, 18 ...

.'' Weldon H. "Ted" Wright (November 15, 1913 – December 1, 1983) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

halfback who played professionally in the

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(NFL) for the

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and the

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. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

North Texas State Teachers College The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

Early life

Wright was born in

Savoy, Texas Savoy is a city in Fannin County, Texas, United States. The population was 831 at the 2010 census. Geography Savoy is located in western Fannin County at (33.601262, –96.363793). Its western border is the Grayson County line. Texas State Hig ...

and attended Sherman High School in

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College career

Wright attended and played

, now known as the

University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

. He became the first player from North Texas to play in the NFL.

Professional career

Wright was signed by the

, where he played in and part of . In November, he was purchased by the

, where he played for the remainder of the season.

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* 1913 births 1983 deaths American football halfbacks Boston Redskins players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players North Texas Mean Green football players Sherman High School (Texas) alumni People from Fannin County, Texas Players of American football from Texas {{runningback-1910s-stub