Dean S. Wright collection, 1957-1965, 1995

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Summary

Creator:
Wright, Dean Scanlan, 1941-2002
Abstract:
Dean Wright played football for the Duke University Blue Devils from 1958 to 1961. During this time, the Duke football team earned two consecutive ACC Championships (1960 and 1961) and won the Cotton Bowl (1961). Dean Wright received many honors as an outstanding player, including the Team MVP Award and invitations to play in the honorary North-South Game (1961) and in the All-America Game (1962). The Dean S. Wright Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, awards, memorabilia, photographs, game programs, and a textbook, which document Dean Wright's student life and football career, Head Football Coach Bill Murray, and the Duke University football team from 1958 to 1962. English.
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
100 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.30.01.0042
University Archives Record Group:
30 -- Student and Alumni Papers and Materials
30 -- Student and Alumni Papers and Materials > 01 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

The Dean S. Wright Collection features awards, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, game programs, and a textbook, but the bulk of the collection is made up of clippings. These clippings consist of newspaper and magazine articles collected by Dean Wright, his family, and friends from a variety of sources. These include local papers, such as the Duke Chronicle , the Durham Morning Herald , the Raleigh News and Observer , and the Charlotte Times , as well as regional and national press, such as the New York Times , the Miami Herald , the Dallas Morning News , and the Buffalo Evening News . These clippings and other materials document Dean Wright's student life and football career, Head Football Coach Bill Murray, and the Duke University football team from 1958 to 1962.

The football game programs are from invitational "All-Star" games played or attended by Dean Wright, but not by the Duke football team.

Biographical / historical:

Dean Scanlan Wright was born in Brownsville, Texas on February 14, 1941, and grew up in Coral Gables, Florida. He attended Duke University and earned a psychology degree in 1962. While at Duke, Wright played football for the Blue Devils from 1958 to 1961, as halfback. During this time, the Duke football team earned two consecutive ACC Championships (1960 and 1961) and won the Cotton Bowl (1961). Dean Wright received many honors as an outstanding player, including the Team MVP Award and invitations to play in the honorary North-South Game (1961) and in the All-America Game (1962).

After college, Wright was drafted into the National Football League to play for the Houston Oilers, but he injured his knee after one season and returned to Florida. Wright then became a pilot, flying for a number of airlines during his career. Dean Wright died on March 31, 2002 in Coral Gables, Florida. He was survived by his wife, Vivian Wright.

Acquisition information:
The Dean S. Wright Collection was received by Duke University as a gift from Vivian Wright in 2003.
Processing information:

Processed by Jill Katte, completed March 2004. Technical Services staff created preservation copies of all newspaper clippings for the collection. Original clippings and duplicate materials were returned to the Wright family in 2004.

Encoded by Jill Katte, March 2004

Updated by Jill Katte, April 2004

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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[Identification of item], Dean S. Wright Collection, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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