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Billy Wright

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Billy Wright

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Also known as William Ambrose Wright

English footballer (1924-1994)

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Billy Wright (1924–1994) was an American individual whose professional career spanned from 1939 to 1959. He is identified in sports databases as a retired boxer of United States nationality. Additionally, he is recognized as an author with six recorded works, including *Dark Vengeance*, *Rules of the game*, and *Football is my passport*.

In the music domain, Billy Wright is associated with genres such as blues, funk, rhythm and blues, and downtempo. His discography has been referenced by 493 other encyclopedia articles. An official website exists for him, and he is categorized under his name in digital commons collections.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Billy
Family name
Wright
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Ironbridge
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1950 FIFA World Cup
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
England
Official website
sirbillywright.com
Image
Billy Wright (1961).jpg
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date of birth
1924-02-06
date of death
1994-09-03
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Billy Wright
coach of sports team
Arsenal F.C.
start of work period
1939-00-00
end of work period
1959-00-00
different from
Billy Wright
name in native language
Billy Wright
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Article · Português

William Ambrose Wright, mais conhecido como Billy Wright, CBE (Ironbridge, 6 de fevereiro de 1924 – Londres, 3 de setembro de 1994) foi um futebolista e treinador inglês. Jogou por toda sua carreira no Wolverhampton Wanderers, onde foi eleito o melhor jogador inglês de futebol em 1952. Wright também disputou três copas do mundo pela Inglaterra, sendo capitão em ambas.

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