Hall of Fame
(posthumously) coached at Savannah State from 1947-62. Wright came to Savannah State in 1947 and developed the school’s first varsity track and field team. He also served as head coach of the football and men’s basketball teams. Wright served at track coach from 1949-56. While track coach, he won seven SEAC track titles. He served as head football coach from 1947-49. From 1948-62 he was head coach of the men’s basketball team. Wright’s teams won 10 SEAC basketball championships. His 1958 - 1962 "Chicago Five" won 118 games with only 18 defeats, and won the NAIA District 6 basketball title for three consecutive years. He was named SEAC Coach of the Year in 1959-60. In 1962, his last coaching season, Savannah State was the number one scoring team in the NAIA, averaging 97 points a game. Redell Walton, in 1962, was the first Savannah State basketball player to be named All - America. In 1989, the SIAC awarded Theodore Wright (posthumously) its outstanding Pioneer Award for his contributions to the development of the SIAC.
Wright received a baccalaureate degree in history in 1925 from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and his master's degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was inducted (posthumously - with his brothers Elbert and Giles) into the Baker University Class of 1989 Athletic Hall of Fame as a football and basketball player in Baldwin City, Kansas. The SSU football stadium, which was built in 1970, was named after Wright. Ted Wright died in 1974.
