Nate Wright

Nate Wright

Date of birth:	December 21, 1947 (1947-12-21) (age 63)
Place of birth:	Madison, FL
Career information
Position(s):	Cornerback
College:	San Diego State University
Organizations
As player:
1969 1969-1970 1971-1980	Atlanta Falcons St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) Minnesota Vikings
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Nate Wright played professional American football in the NFL from 1969-1980.

Professional career

Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. His career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s. He totaled 34 interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 156 professional games.

College career

He was an All-Conference player from two years at San Diego State University after transferring from Monterey Peninsula College before turning pro.

High school career

He attended high school in Monterey, California.

Personal

He was the defensive player who was covering Drew Pearson during the 1975 NFC Playoffs on the infamous Hail Mary pass in the 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings, played on December 28, 1975. Some observers^[who?] and Viking players believed that Pearson pushed off on Wright, causing him to fall down and thus allowing Pearson to catch the pass from Roger Staubach and score the winning touchdown. However no penalty was called on Pearson.

Nate Wright's son, Nate Wright Jr. followed his father's footsteps to become a highly sought after running back out of Point Loma high school in San Diego. Nate Wright Jr. received a full athletic scholarship to play football for Rick Neuheisel, at the University of Colorado at Boulder as a corner back in 1997.

See also

• The Hail Mary (American football game)

Persondata
Name	Wright, Nate
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	December 21, 1947
Place of birth	Madison, FL
Date of death
Place of death

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