Destry Wright
No. 34
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1977-07-09) July 9, 1977
Clarksdale, Mississippi[1]
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College:Jackson State

Destry "D-Train" Wright (born July 9, 1977) is a retired American football player.

At Jackson State, Wright set the team's three-season career rushing record of 4,020 yards, running for 1,614 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns in his last season.[2] Wright also held the record as the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher.[3]

As an un-drafted free agent, Wright "officially" played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, though he was unable to play any regular-season games due to an injury suffered in a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys on July 30, 2000, in which Wright dislocated his right ankle and broke his right leg. The injury gained widespread publicity after an on-field photo was published that showed Wright's feet pointing in different directions.[4] He is now a middle school football coach at Cordova Middle School in Cordova, Tennessee.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Destry Wright - NFL Profile". NFL Enterprises.
  2. ↑ "Steelers Lose Reserve Running Back Wright for the Season". CNN/Sports Illustrated. August 1, 2000.
  3. ↑ "Warren fuels Grambling State in Bayou Classic". The Sports Network. November 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ Van Wie, Dan (June 16, 2011). "20 Most Gruesome Injuries in NFL History". Bleacher Report.
  5. ↑ "Meet Our Team / Other Subjects & Electives". schools.scsk12.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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