Photograph (undated) of the Bluford Blues Little League Baseball Team of East Greensboro, North Carolina
This team achieved an impressive undefeated record of 48-0 in regular season play between 1965 and 1968. The Blues broke barriers as the first African American team to win the city tournament.
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May 25, 2023
GUILFORD COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME SELECTS 12 FOR CLASS OF 2023

John Wesley Wright Sr. (Legends Class)

John Wesley Wright Sr. was one of those drawn to coaching young people. He graduated from Dudley High School and later served in World War II, winning numerous medals. Beginning in 1965, he began a 30-year association coaching the Bluford Blues youth baseball program.

The Blues once compiled a 48-game winning streak and in 1968 they became the first African-American team to win the Greensboro city championship. Wright was a lifetime member of the Board of Management at Hayes-Taylor YMCA, where he was twice named Man of the Year.

He received several service awards and was inducted into the Hayes-Taylor Hall of Fame. Wright passed away in 2011 and the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department honored him with his name on the Penn-Wright baseball stadium in Barber Park.

Sources: Greensboro History Museum; Guilford County Sports Hall Of Fame