Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Rupert Wright
- Induction:
- 2023
- Class:
- 1980
Football: 1977-80
Rupert Wright’s work in the trenches helped the offensive lineman garner national attention as an All-American, while pushing his team to unprecedented success on the gridiron.
Along with running back Kim Raynor, Wright was named to the 1978 Churchmen’s All-America first team, becoming Liberty’s first-ever first-team All-American. The four-year starter was voted Liberty’s top offensive lineman each year of his standout career. He was also named the Flames’ Offensive MVP as a sophomore in 1978.
Wright helped the Flames to their first nine-win season in 1979 (9-1-1). During the first half-century of the Flames’ football program, Liberty has won nine or more games only five times.
As a senior, Wright led the Flames in their first-ever matchup against NCAA FCS opponents, including a Homecoming victory over Morehead State in 1980.
The native of Scottsboro, Ala., blocked for the first two players in program history to play professionally (Liberty Athletics Hall of Famers tight end Steve Kearns [Class of 2016] and quarterback Glenn Inverso [Class of 2022]).
After graduating from Liberty, Wright coached football in Alabama and Texas for 33 years (1981-84 – Scottsboro High School/ Scottsboro, Ala.; 1985-99 – Flour Bluff High School/ Corpus Christi, Texas; 2000-14 – Richard King School/ Corpus Christi, Texas). He was inducted into the Jackson Country Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.
Rupert Wright’s work in the trenches helped the offensive lineman garner national attention as an All-American, while pushing his team to unprecedented success on the gridiron.
Along with running back Kim Raynor, Wright was named to the 1978 Churchmen’s All-America first team, becoming Liberty’s first-ever first-team All-American. The four-year starter was voted Liberty’s top offensive lineman each year of his standout career. He was also named the Flames’ Offensive MVP as a sophomore in 1978.
Wright helped the Flames to their first nine-win season in 1979 (9-1-1). During the first half-century of the Flames’ football program, Liberty has won nine or more games only five times.
As a senior, Wright led the Flames in their first-ever matchup against NCAA FCS opponents, including a Homecoming victory over Morehead State in 1980.
The native of Scottsboro, Ala., blocked for the first two players in program history to play professionally (Liberty Athletics Hall of Famers tight end Steve Kearns [Class of 2016] and quarterback Glenn Inverso [Class of 2022]).
After graduating from Liberty, Wright coached football in Alabama and Texas for 33 years (1981-84 – Scottsboro High School/ Scottsboro, Ala.; 1985-99 – Flour Bluff High School/ Corpus Christi, Texas; 2000-14 – Richard King School/ Corpus Christi, Texas). He was inducted into the Jackson Country Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.
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