John Wright

American basketball player

PersonDied aged 87humanQ85771803

Also known as John Thomas Wright · Doc Wright

Born: January 8, 1921
Died: July 24, 2008
Birthplace: Middletown
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: basketball player
, military personnel

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John Thomas "Doc" Wright was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League for the Youngstown Bears in two games during the 1945–46 season and averaged 5.5 points per game. Some sources indicate that he played at George Washington University, but GWU's all-time letter winners records do not include him.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: John
Sport: basketball
Family name: Wright
Place of burial: Florida National Cemetery

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