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- Works
- 6
Top works
- Dark Vengeance
- Rules of the game
- Football is my passport
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Billy Wright (May 21, 1932 – October 28, 1991) was an American jump blues singer. Billy Wright was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Throughout his career, he was known as the "Prince of the Blues." He was a key figure in Atlanta blues after World War II and had a major influence on rock and roll pioneer Little Richard, whom he helped get his first recording contract. He recorded his last recordings in 1959. He continued to do shows around Atlanta until he suffered a stroke <a href="https://www.last.fm
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Key facts
- 1948
- England B
- Full name
- William Ambrose Wright
- Date of birth
- ( 1924-02-06 ) 6 February 1924
- Place of birth
- Ironbridge , Shropshire , England
- Date of death
- 3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) (aged 70)
- Place of death
- London , England
- Height
- 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Position
- Centre-back
- Years
- Team
- 1939 1959
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1946 1959
- England
- 1962 1966
- Arsenal
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Fighting
- Team
- _Retired Boxing
- Position
- Boxer
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- sirbillywright.com
- Image
- Billy Wright (1961).jpg
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- 1924-02-06
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- 1994-09-03
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- end of work period
- 1959-00-00
- name in native language
- Billy Wright
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William Ambrose Wright (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent his entire club career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, Wright also held the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football, with 70 consecutive appearances, although that was surpassed by Andoni Zubizarreta's 86 consecutive appearances for Spain (1985–94). He also made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times, including during their campaigns at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup.
Early life and education