Louis Wright
Louis Donnel Wright
Born: January 31, 1953
Gilmer, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Arizona St., San Jose St.
High School: Bakersfield (CA)
Career: 1975-1986
Drafted: 1975 in Round 1, #17 overall by the Denver Broncos
Louis Wright played from 1975 to 1986 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Wright intercepted 26 passes for 328 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 59 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 328 | 12.6 | 59 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 152 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1986 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
Honors
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
