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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1935–2021)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|5|20}}
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| birth_place = [[Austin, Minnesota]], U.S.
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1935}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|11|23|1935|5|20}}
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| death_place = [[Fallbrook, California]], U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1954–1956
| player_years1 = 1954–1956
| player_team1 = [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
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| player_positions = [[Guard (American football)|Guard]], [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]]
| player_positions = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]], [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|tackle]]
| coach_years1 = 1970–1971
| coach_years1 = 1970–1971
| coach_team1 = [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] (OL)
| coach_team1 = [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] (OL)
| coach_years2 = 1972–1973
| coach_years2 = [[1972 Oregon Webfoots football team|1972]]–[[1973 Oregon Webfoots football team|1973]]
| coach_team2 = [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
| coach_team2 = [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
| coach_years3 = 1974–1975
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'''Richard "Dick" Enright''' (born c. 1935) is a former [[American football]] player and coach. He was the head coach at the [[Oregon Ducks football|University of Oregon]]<ref name=McCann>McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.</ref> in [[1972 Oregon Webfoots football team|1972]] and [[1973 Oregon Webfoots football team|1973]], with a record of 6–16. Enright was a three-year letterman as a lineman at the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]].<ref name=ESQ0409>[[Mike Sager]], [http://www.esquire.com/features/the-game/todd-marinovich-0509 Todd Marinovich: The Man Who Never Was], ''Esquire'', April 14, 2009, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>\
'''Richard Enright''' (May 20, 1935 – November 23, 2021) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He was the head coach at the [[Oregon Ducks football|University of Oregon]]<ref name=McCann>McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. {{ISBN|0-9648244-7-7}}.</ref> in [[1972 Oregon Webfoots football team|1972]] and [[1973 Oregon Webfoots football team|1973]], with a record of 6–16.


==Gardena High School==
==Early life==
Prior to his time at Oregon, Enright was the head coach at [[Gardena High School]], his alma mater, and won the CIF [[Los Angeles]] City Section football championship in 1969. [http://www.cif-la.org/ourpages/auto/2012/6/4/51218445/past%20football%20champions.doc] After his college days at USC, he was a [[1957 NFL Draft#Round five|fifth round]] pick in the [[1957 NFL Draft]] (57th overall) and was briefly with the [[1957 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]],<ref name=rsbexlnmn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qDtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174%2C2874288 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Rams sued by ex-lineman |date=October 10, 1959 |page=2 }}</ref> until an automobile accident ended his playing days.<ref name=eplch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6558%2C1041610 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright plans changes for Oregon football |date=February 4, 1972 |page=2B }}</ref>
Enright first earned recognition as a standout tackle at [[Gardena High School]], earning All-Marine League and All-[[CIF Los Angeles City Section|CIF-L.A. City Section]] honors before graduating in 1953. Enright was a three-year letterman as a lineman at the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]].<ref name=ESQ0409>[[Mike Sager]], [http://www.esquire.com/features/the-game/todd-marinovich-0509 Todd Marinovich: The Man Who Never Was], ''Esquire'', April 14, 2009, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>
After his college days at USC, he was a [[1957 NFL draft#Round five|fifth round]] pick in the [[1957 NFL draft]] (57th overall) and was briefly with the [[1957 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]],<ref name=rsbexlnmn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qDtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5174%2C2874288 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=UPI |title=Rams sued by ex-lineman |date=October 10, 1959 |page=2 }}</ref> until an automobile accident ended his playing days.<ref name=eplch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6558%2C1041610 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright plans changes for Oregon football |date=February 4, 1972 |page=2B }}</ref>

Enright later returned to [[Gardena High School]] as a teacher and coach. In eight seasons, helped lead the Mohicans to seven Marine League titles and [[CIF Los Angeles City Section|CIF-L.A. City Section]] football championships in 1964 and 1969.


==Oregon==
==Oregon==
Enright moved to the college ranks as the [[offensive line coach]] for the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]] of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]] in 1970, under head coach [[Jerry Frei]],<ref name=ebfdfjb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wdhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6219%2C4215822 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Cawood |first=Neil |title=Enright bids for Duck football job |date=January 20, 1972 |page=1B }}</ref> and took over as head coach in February 1972, with a four-year contract starting at [[United States dollar|$]]22,500 per year.<ref name=eappuofb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C969099 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright appointed UO football coach |date=February 4, 1972 |page=1A }}</ref><ref name=ondeahc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CHcsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117%2C632224 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |location=South Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach |date=February 5, 1972 |page=A6}}</ref> As head coach, Enright helped develop quarterback [[Dan Fouts]], a senior during the 1972 season, and [[Norv Turner]] was the QB in 1973. With season records of 4–7 and 2–9, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in January 1974,<ref name=ensshck>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6326%2C844465 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Cawood |first=Neil |title=Enright sacked, shocked |date=January 4, 1974 |page=1D}}</ref> with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.<ref name=ejwfl/><ref name=UOsportsdeptphoto>[http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/search/show_single/419/-1/Changes+in+Coaching+Duties+and+Responsibilities/coach+coaches+coaching/null/null UO Head Coach Dick Enright], University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref> He was succeeded by one of his assistant coaches, [[Don Read]].<ref name=ensshck/><ref name=uofdenr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6154%2C724072 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over |date=January 4, 1974 |page=1A}}</ref><ref name=ofenr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=elJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6611%2C5380032 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant |date=January 4, 1974 |page=8}}</ref>
Enright moved to the college ranks as the [[offensive line coach]] for the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]] of the [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-8]] in 1970, under head coach [[Jerry Frei]],<ref name=ebfdfjb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wdhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6219%2C4215822 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |last=Cawood |first=Neil |title=Enright bids for Duck football job |date=January 20, 1972 |page=1B }}</ref> and took over as head coach in February 1972, with a four-year contract starting at [[United States dollar|$]]22,500 per year.<ref name=eappuofb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6062%2C969099 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright appointed UO football coach |date=February 4, 1972 |page=1A }}</ref><ref name=ondeahc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CHcsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2117%2C632224 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |location=South Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach |date=February 5, 1972 |page=A6}}</ref> As head coach, Enright helped develop quarterback [[Dan Fouts]], a senior during the 1972 season, and [[Norv Turner]] was the QB in 1973. With season records of 4–7 and 2–9, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in January 1974,<ref name=ensshck>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6326%2C844465 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Cawood |first=Neil |title=Enright sacked, shocked |date=January 4, 1974 |page=1D}}</ref> with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.<ref name=ejwfl/><ref name=UOsportsdeptphoto>[http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/search/show_single/419/-1/Changes+in+Coaching+Duties+and+Responsibilities/coach+coaches+coaching/null/null UO Head Coach Dick Enright], University of Oregon: Special Collections & University Archives, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref> He was succeeded by one of his assistant coaches, [[Don Read]].<ref name=ensshck/><ref name=uofdenr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6154%2C724072 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=UO fires Dick Enright; assistant to take over |date=January 4, 1974 |page=1A}}</ref><ref name=ofenr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=elJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6611%2C5380032 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=Bend, Oregon |agency=Associated Press |title=Oregon fires Enright, hires assistant |date=January 4, 1974 |page=8}}</ref>


While head coach, Enright created the Daisy Ducks, an Oregon support club aimed at women.<ref name=ddfbgo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nN1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3117%2C6781102 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Daisy Ducks for Big 'O' |date=August 27, 1972 |page=1F }}</ref><ref name=wshflthkg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MgpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4408%2C4599937 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Wishful thinking by the Daisy Ducks |last=Matheson |first=Joe |agency=(photo) |date=November 17, 1972 |page=1D }}</ref> He claimed he created the organization because he was tired of complaints that men could not get their wives to attend football games because they did not understand the sport; the club proved popular.<ref name=rdhpsdd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6609%2C1573359 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon|last=McHolick |first=Joyce |title=Read hopes Daisy Ducks continue support |date=January 8, 1974|page=11A}}</ref><ref name=DE06>Tess McBride, [http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2006/09/26/Fourplay/Daisy.Duck-2308462.shtml Daisy Duck], ''Oregon Daily Emerald'', September 26, 2006, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref> At the inaugural luncheon in August 1972, sophomore tight end [[Russ Francis]] did a "reverse [[striptease]]" to show the protective gear of a football player.<ref name=ddfbgo/>
While head coach, Enright created the Daisy Ducks, an Oregon support club aimed at women.<ref name=ddfbgo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nN1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3117%2C6781102 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Daisy Ducks for Big 'O' |date=August 27, 1972 |page=1F }}</ref><ref name=wshflthkg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MgpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4408%2C4599937 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Wishful thinking by the Daisy Ducks |last=Matheson |first=Joe |agency=(photo) |date=November 17, 1972 |page=1D }}</ref> He claimed he created the organization because he was tired of complaints that men could not get their wives to attend football games because they did not understand the sport; the club proved popular.<ref name=rdhpsdd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GK5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6609%2C1573359 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon|last=McHolick |first=Joyce |title=Read hopes Daisy Ducks continue support |date=January 8, 1974|page=11A}}</ref><ref name=DE06>Tess McBride, [http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2006/09/26/Fourplay/Daisy.Duck-2308462.shtml Daisy Duck]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Oregon Daily Emerald'', September 26, 2006, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref> At the inaugural luncheon in August 1972, sophomore tight end [[Russ Francis]] did a "reverse [[striptease]]" to show the protective gear of a football player.<ref name=ddfbgo/>


==WFL and NFL==
==WFL and NFL==
After Oregon, Enright was hired by [[Tom Fears]] in April [[1974 World Football League season|1974]] to coach the offensive line of the [[Southern California Sun]] of the short-lived professional [[World Football League]].<ref name=ejwfl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6570%2C1830264 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright joins WFL club's staff |date=April 9, 1974 |page=1C}}</ref> The league folded during the [[1975 World Football League season|1975]] season, and Enright joined the [[1976 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in [[1976 San Francisco 49ers season|1976]] as OL coach under new head coach [[Monte Clark]], a college teammate.<ref name="UOsportsdeptphoto"/><ref name=clkhres>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=28MeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2599%2C3590428 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=49ers Clarke hires assistants |date=January 27, 1976|page=9A }}</ref><ref name=HH>[http://www.helmethut.com/College/Oregon/ORXXUO6971B.html Oregon], Helmet Hut, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>
After Oregon, Enright was hired by [[Tom Fears]] in April [[1974 World Football League season|1974]] to coach the offensive line of the [[Southern California Sun]] of the short-lived professional [[World Football League]].<ref name=ejwfl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6570%2C1830264 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |title=Enright joins WFL club's staff |date=April 9, 1974 |page=1C}}</ref> The league folded during the [[1975 World Football League season|1975]] season, and Enright joined the [[1976 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in [[1976 San Francisco 49ers season|1976]] as OL coach under new head coach [[Monte Clark]], a college teammate.<ref name="UOsportsdeptphoto"/><ref name=clkhres>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=28MeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2599%2C3590428 |newspaper=Daytona Beach Morning Journal |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=49ers Clarke hires assistants |date=January 27, 1976|page=9A }}</ref><ref name=HH>[http://www.helmethut.com/College/Oregon/ORXXUO6971B.html Oregon], Helmet Hut, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>


==Return to high school==
==Return to High School==
Enright later became head coach at [[Capistrano Valley High School]], a public school in [[Mission Viejo, California]]. During this time, Enright's old USC alum and friend [[Marv Marinovich]] decided to have his son, quarterback [[Todd Marinovich]] transfer to Capistrano Valley to play under Enright.<ref name="ESQ0409"/> Todd, already a highly touted high school player, flourished and broke the all-time Orange County passing record and later the national high school passing record with 9,914 yards, including 2,477 his senior year.<ref name=SI022288>Douglas S. Looney, [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1127063/index.htm Bred To Be A Superstar], ''Sports Illustrated'', February 22, 1988, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>
In 1977, Enright returned to Orange County to become a teacher and assistant football coach at [[Capistrano Valley High School]], a public school in [[Mission Viejo, California]]. Three years later, he became head coach of the varsity football team and over the next eight seasons, the Cougars reached the playoffs eight straight times, earned or shared three straight South Coast League titles (1981-1983) and won the 1980 CIF-Southern Section Central Conference championship. Enright's tenure as head coach (1980-1987) was successful with 65 wins, 23 losses, and three ties. During this time, Enright's old USC alum and friend [[Marv Marinovich]] decided to have his son, quarterback [[Todd Marinovich]] transfer to Capistrano Valley to play under Enright.<ref name="ESQ0409"/> Todd, already a highly touted high school player, flourished and broke the all-time Orange County passing record and later the national high school passing record with 9,914 yards, including 2,477 his senior year.<ref name=SI022288>Douglas S. Looney, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410223619/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1127063/index.htm Bred To Be A Superstar], ''Sports Illustrated'', February 22, 1988, Accessed April 25, 2009.</ref>


Enright died on November 23, 2021, in Fallbrook, California, at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard (Dick) Milo Enright |url=https://www.villagenews.com/story/2022/03/03/community/richard-dick-milo-enright/69207.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Village News |language=en}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{CFBCR|707|Dick Enright}}


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Dick Enright
Biographical details
Born(1935-05-20)May 20, 1935
Austin, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2021(2021-11-23) (aged 86)
Fallbrook, California, U.S.
Playing career
1954–1956USC
Position(s)Guard, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1971Oregon (OL)
1972–1973Oregon
1974–1975Southern California Sun (OL)
1976–1977San Francisco 49ers (OL)
Head coaching record
Overall6–16 (college)

Richard Enright (May 20, 1935 – November 23, 2021) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Oregon[1] in 1972 and 1973, with a record of 6–16.

Early life

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Enright first earned recognition as a standout tackle at Gardena High School, earning All-Marine League and All-CIF-L.A. City Section honors before graduating in 1953. Enright was a three-year letterman as a lineman at the University of Southern California.[2]

After his college days at USC, he was a fifth round pick in the 1957 NFL draft (57th overall) and was briefly with the Los Angeles Rams,[3] until an automobile accident ended his playing days.[4]

Enright later returned to Gardena High School as a teacher and coach. In eight seasons, helped lead the Mohicans to seven Marine League titles and CIF-L.A. City Section football championships in 1964 and 1969.

Oregon

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Enright moved to the college ranks as the offensive line coach for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-8 in 1970, under head coach Jerry Frei,[5] and took over as head coach in February 1972, with a four-year contract starting at $22,500 per year.[6][7] As head coach, Enright helped develop quarterback Dan Fouts, a senior during the 1972 season, and Norv Turner was the QB in 1973. With season records of 4–7 and 2–9, Enright was fired by athletic director Norv Ritchey in January 1974,[8] with the university buying out the remainder of his four-year contract.[9][10] He was succeeded by one of his assistant coaches, Don Read.[8][11][12]

While head coach, Enright created the Daisy Ducks, an Oregon support club aimed at women.[13][14] He claimed he created the organization because he was tired of complaints that men could not get their wives to attend football games because they did not understand the sport; the club proved popular.[15][16] At the inaugural luncheon in August 1972, sophomore tight end Russ Francis did a "reverse striptease" to show the protective gear of a football player.[13]

WFL and NFL

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After Oregon, Enright was hired by Tom Fears in April 1974 to coach the offensive line of the Southern California Sun of the short-lived professional World Football League.[9] The league folded during the 1975 season, and Enright joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1976 as OL coach under new head coach Monte Clark, a college teammate.[10][17][18]

Return to High School

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In 1977, Enright returned to Orange County to become a teacher and assistant football coach at Capistrano Valley High School, a public school in Mission Viejo, California. Three years later, he became head coach of the varsity football team and over the next eight seasons, the Cougars reached the playoffs eight straight times, earned or shared three straight South Coast League titles (1981-1983) and won the 1980 CIF-Southern Section Central Conference championship. Enright's tenure as head coach (1980-1987) was successful with 65 wins, 23 losses, and three ties. During this time, Enright's old USC alum and friend Marv Marinovich decided to have his son, quarterback Todd Marinovich transfer to Capistrano Valley to play under Enright.[2] Todd, already a highly touted high school player, flourished and broke the all-time Orange County passing record and later the national high school passing record with 9,914 yards, including 2,477 his senior year.[19]

Enright died on November 23, 2021, in Fallbrook, California, at the age of 86.[20]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Oregon Ducks (Pacific-8 Conference) (1972–1973)
1972 Oregon 4–7 2–5 T–6th
1973 Oregon 2–9 2–5 T–5th
Oregon: 6–16 4–10
Total: 6–16

References

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  1. ^ McCann, Michael C. (1995). Oregon Ducks Football: 100 Years of Glory. Eugene, OR: McCann Communications Corp. ISBN 0-9648244-7-7.
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  3. ^ "Rams sued by ex-lineman". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. October 10, 1959. p. 2.
  4. ^ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright plans changes for Oregon football". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 2B.
  5. ^ Cawood, Neil (January 20, 1972). "Enright bids for Duck football job". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
  6. ^ Newnham, Blaine (February 4, 1972). "Enright appointed UO football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1A.
  7. ^ "Oregon names Dick Enright as head coach". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. February 5, 1972. p. A6.
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  9. ^ a b Newnham, Blaine (April 9, 1974). "Enright joins WFL club's staff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1C.
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