Dean Wright

   Dean Wright played football for Hamilton Catholic High School and also played in college for Defiance College, but it was as a coach where he made his biggest impact. Dean played for legendary coach Terry Malone at Hamilton Catholic and was co-captain for the 1964 team which was the first of three straight undefeated teams. At Defiance, Dean was a four-year letter winner and was on the 1966 undefeated and nationally-ranked team which was the whiniest in school history. Dean then joined the coaching staff at Badin and coached for more than 50 years including being as assistant on the 1990 state championship team. He is still active today with punters and place-kickers. He was inducted into the Badin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003.