Randy Wright

Randall Steven Wright (born January 12, 1961) is a former professional American football quarterback and color commentator who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1984 to 1988 and covered Big Ten football for ESPN for 12 years.[1]

Randy Wright
No. 16
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1961-01-12) January 12, 1961
Austin, TX
Career information
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:1984 / Round: 6 / Pick: 153
Career history
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:31-57
Yards:7,106
QB Rating:61.4
Player stats at NFL.com

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 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.

Professional career

Wright occasionally had the starting role in the 1985 season, sharing this duty with Jim Zorn and Lynn Dickey. Wright played the entire 1986 season as the starter, and shared starting quarterback duties with his successor, Don Majkowski, from 1987-1988.

In 1986, Wright started against his hometown team the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football but was injured in the first half with a hand injury after taking a hit from Bears DL Dan Hampton.

Personal life

After his career ended as a quarterback, Randy Wright created and currently owns a vending machine company, Wright Vending. with his wife, Kelli. He now coaches high school football in Sturgeon Bay WI as an offensive coordinator. And also helps run the Trickey Wright Quarterback and wide receiver camp.

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