 Enright pictured in Garnet & Black 1939, South Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1901 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1960 (aged 59) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Notre Dame |
| 1925 | Notre Dame |
| 1926–1927 | Green Bay Packers |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Notre Dame |
| 1925–1926 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) Forward (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| 1931–1937 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1938–1942 | South Carolina |
| 1943 | Georgia Pre-Flight |
| 1946–1955 | South Carolina |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1938 | Georgia |
| 1942–1943 | South Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1955 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 69–70–7 (football) 82–62 (basketball) |
Rex Edward Enright (March 19, 1901 – April 6, 1960) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football and college basketball at the University of Notre Dame in the 1920s. After graduating from Notre Dame in 1926, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. Enright served as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina from 1938 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1956, compiling a record of 64–69–7. He was also the head basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1931 to 1938 and at South Carolina for one season in 1942–43, tallying a career college basketball coaching record of 82–62.