James Ralph Lambright (April 26, 1942 – March 29, 2020) was an American football player and coach.
He played football for head coach Jim Ennis at Everett High School and graduated in 1960.
Following graduation, Lambright was an assistant coach at Fife High School for a season in 1965 and then at Shoreline Community College.
Lambright was an assistant coach for the Huskies for 24 seasons when he was elevated to head coach in late August 1993, following James' sudden resignation in protest of sanctions against the program from the NCAA and Pac-10 Conference, namely a two-year bowl ban.
[3][4][5][6] Lambright's initial contract as head coach was a four-year deal with a base salary of $150,000; he was earning $95,400 as James' chief assistant.