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Destry Wright
No. 34
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1977-07-09) July 9, 1977 (age 47)
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College: Jackson State

Destry "D-Train" Wright (born July 9, 1977) is a retired American football player.

At Jackson State, Wright set the team's three-season career rushing record of 4,020 yards, running for 1,614 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns in his last season. Wright also held the record as the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher.

As an un-drafted free agent, Wright "officially" played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, though he was unable to play any regular-season games due to an injury suffered in a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys on July 30, 2000, in which Wright dislocated his right ankle and broke his right leg. The injury gained widespread publicity after an on-field photo was published that showed Wright's feet pointing in different directions. He is now a middle school football coach at Cordova Middle School in Cordova, Tennessee.

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