Erwin Righter
Encyclopedia
Cornelius Erwin "Swede" Righter (March 7, 1897 – 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.
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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
.
Righter attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, where he played football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He was Stanford's first all-Pacific Coast Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
The Pacific Coast Conference was a college athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pacific-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis...
basketball player in 1920.
At the 1920 Olympics, Righter played on the American rugby union team that defeated France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for the gold medal.
After his playing days, Righter coached basketball and football at the University of the Pacific from 1921 to 1932.