Life After Football
Wright was a minor media personality, and his marriage to Joy Beverley of the Beverley Sisters (at a time long before the era of footballers being known for having celebrity girlfriends) in July 1958, by which time Wright was 34, was one of the most successful showbiz marriages.
After leaving management, he became a television pundit and Head of Sport for ATV and Central Television, before retiring in 1989. However, the following year, he joined the Board of Directors at Wolverhampton Wanderers as part of the takeover by Sir Jack Hayward.
On 7 August 1993, he presented Manchester United with the FA Charity Shield, which they won on penalties against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. On 7 December that year, he was present for the friendly game against Honved of Hungary which commemorated the re-opening of Molineux as a rebuilt 28,525-seat stadium. The redevelopment saw three new stands built at the stadium, with the one replacing the Waterloo Road Stand being designated the Billy Wright Stand.
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