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

[1][2] Wright didn't record a further interception as the Vikings lost in Super Bowl VIII.

In the 1974 postseason, Wright recovered a fumble at the 20-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown that the Vikings won 30–14 over St. Louis.

[3] Wright 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.

[4] He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which Judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30, 1975.