Ed Price | |
Birth Date: | 12 January 1909 |
Birth Place: | Brownwood, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1930–1932 |
Player Team2: | Texas |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | 1931–1933 |
Player Team4: | Texas |
Player Sport5: | Baseball |
Player Years6: | 1932–1933 |
Player Team6: | Texas |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1936–1941 |
Coach Team2: | Texas (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1946–1950 |
Coach Team3: | Texas (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1951–1956 |
Coach Team4: | Texas |
Overall Record: | 33–27–1 |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
Championships: | 2 SWC (1952–1953) |
Edwin Booth Price (January 12, 1909 – March 1, 1976) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin from 1951 to 1956, compiling a record of 33–27–1. After Blair Cherry's abrupt resignation, Price was promoted to head coach. In his first three seasons, Price carried over the success of Dana X. Bible and Cherry, leading the Longhorns to three winning seasons and two Southwest Conference titles. In 1954, Texas went 4–5–1, its first losing season in 15 years. After capping off three losing seasons in a row with a 1–9 season, the worst record in school history, Price tendered his resignation in 1956. He stayed on at Texas, first in the physical education department and later as assistant dean of students. Price died on March 1, 1976, at his home in Austin, Texas.[1]