Rick Wright is an insurance agent by day and a motivating coach at night. He operates his State Farm Insurance office in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. for the past 21 years. He is a graduate of G.A.R. High School where he was a stand out offensive and defensive linemen and basketball player. He attended Millersville State College where he was a stand out defensive linemen and won a league championship. He also had a try out with the Dallas Cowboys. He has many community ties but he is most proud of being a co-founding member of Northeast Network Inc. which is a community based organization that works with kids and adults.

He brings twelve years of coaching experience as a coordinator & above on both sides of the ball from midget football to semi-pro ball. 1979 to 1982 he was the Freshman Head Football Coach & Defensive Coordinator at Millersville State Collage. In three years had 11 shut outs and average less then 7 points per game; while averaging 17 points per game on offensive and amassed a record of 16 and 3. 1991 to 1993 he coached Mini Football for the Hanover and Heights Packers. 2000 he coach with the Wilkes-Barre Blaze a semi-pro team. For the past six years he was the Defensive Coordinator at Northwest H.S. where he took the team form the being the door mat of their opponents to league Champs. The ranking of his defensive team for the past six years was 10th, in 2002; 7th, in 2003; 6th, in 2003, 4th, in 2004; 6th, in 2005; 1st, in 2006; 1st, in 2007. During this period he has coached offensive and defensive line, running backs, quarterbacks, as well as line backers. Coach Wright will also be coaching the defensive line at Wilkes this season. The Miners welcome Coach Wright to Minor League Football in NEPA!

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