Apollo Wright

Apollo Wright is an American football coach and former player. He is offensive coordinator for Morgan State University. He was previously the Special teams coordinator and Quarterback coach at the University of New Mexico and Florida International University. He has been a special teams coach for the majority of his career while coaching at the FCS and FBS levels of college football.

Coaching career After Wright's playing career ended, he was the assistant defensive backs coach at La Salle in 1998.

He spent the spring of 1999 as graduate assistant at Wagner, before re-joining the La Salle staff as a full-time assistant coaching the defensive backs and assisting with special teams for the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

He then moved on to Villanova from 2001 to 2006. He was the running back coach all six seasons and added special teams coordinator to his titles for the last three seasons.

In 2024, Wright was hired as the offensive coordinator for Morgan State.

Playing career Apollo Wright played quarterback at Cheyney University from 1994 to 1997, starting for two years.

Personal life He and his wife, Melanie, have three sons. They have twins, Jayden and Michael, and the third son's name is Mason.

In his two years out of coaching, 2020–2021, Wright published the Amelia/Yulee Neighbors magazine and served on the board of directors of the Nassau County, Florida Chamber of Commerce.