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| Born: | (1938-06-13)June 13, 1938 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Died: | January 27, 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 81) Wayzata, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| NFL draft | 1960, round: 6, pick: 65 |
| Drafted by | Green Bay Packers |
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| 1960–1961 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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Michael William Wright (June 13, 1938 – January 27, 2020) was an American business executive andCanadian football player.[1] He served as chief executive officer ofSuperValu (1981–2001) and as a director ofWells Fargo & Company.
He was educated at Saint Mark's Catholic (elementary) School,St. Thomas Academy and later attended theUniversity of Minnesota, receiving a BA degree and later, in 1963, a JD degree. He also played football at the University of Minnesota and in theCanadian Football League for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers, winning the Grey Cup in 1961.[2] After practicing law with the firm ofDorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, Wright joined SuperValu, Inc., in March 1977 as senior vice president for administration. In 1978 Wright was namedchief operating officer and president.
Wright was president of SuperValu until 2001, serving concurrently as chief executive officer from 1981 and chairman of the board of directors from 1982. A recipient of the 1999Horatio Alger Award, he also served as chairman of theFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He retired as president and CEO of SuperValu in June 2001 and as chairman in June 2002.
Elected a director ofNorwest Corporation in 1991, he served on the bank's board until its merger in 1998 with Wells Fargo, whereupon he became a director of Wells Fargo.
Politically, he was a member ofGeorge W. Bush for President and of theNational Republican Congressional Committee.
Wright was a member of the boards ofWells Fargo & Company,Canadian Pacific Railway,Cargill, Inc.,S.C. Johnson & Son, andHoneywell International, Inc. He is also a trustee ofSt. Thomas Academy, a former member of the University of Minnesota Law School Board of Visitors (1999–2004), and trustee emeritus of the University of Minnesota Foundation. He died on January 27, 2020.
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