Erwin Righter
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Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (born March 7, 1897 - died September 6, 1985) was a college football and basketball player and coach, and an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Righter attended Stanford University, where he played football and basketball. He was Stanford's first all-Pacific Coast Conference basketball player in 1920.[1]
At the 1920 Olympics, Righter played on the American rugby union team that defeated France for the gold medal.
After his playing days, Righter coached basketball and football at the University of the Pacific from 1921 to 1932.
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- ^ 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Media Guide. Stanford Department of Athletics. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
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| Preceded by Paul McCoy |
Pacific Head Football Coach 1921–1932 |
Succeeded by Amos Alonzo Stagg |
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Categories: Pacific Tigers football coaches | 1897 births | 1985 deaths | American rugby union footballers | Rugby union footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics | Olympic rugby union footballers of the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Stanford Cardinal football players | Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players | Pacific Tigers men's basketball coaches | Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
