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Northeastern State Athletics Hall of Fame

Calton Wright

Carlton Wright

  • Class
    1956
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football
GRADUATED FROM NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY IN 1956; ALL CONFERENCE TACKLE FOR THE CONFERENCE CHAMPION REDMEN FOOTBALL TEAM IN 1951, 1954, 1955; HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN IN 1955; FOUR YEAR STARTER ON DEFENSE AND OFFENSE AT NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY; ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS ON THE 1951 NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM THAT SCORED 204 POINTS AND ALLOWED OPPONENTS A TOTAL OF 34 POINTS; SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE KOREAN WAR IN 1952 AND 1953; CAPTAIN OF THE REDMEN TEAM IN 1955;HAS SERVED AS A COUNSELOR AND DEAN OF STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF WILLOWS, CALIFORNIA FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS; CARLTON WAS REARED IN THE SAND SPRINGS HOME IN SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA AND IS A GRADUATE OF CHARLES PAGE HIGH SCHOOL IN SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA.
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