Eddie Price

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For his son, the former mayor of Mandeville, Louisiana, see Eddie Price III. For other people with similar names, see Ed Price (disambiguation).

Eddie Price
Price on a 1952 Bowman football card
No. 31
PositionFullback
Personal information
Born(1925-09-02)September 2, 1925
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 1979(1979-07-21) (aged 53)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWarren Easton (LA)
CollegeTulane (1946–1949)
NFL draft1950: 2nd round, 20th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards3,292
Rushing average3.9
Receptions75
Receiving yards672
Total touchdowns24
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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College Football Hall of Fame

Edward Joseph Price Jr.[a] (September 2, 1925 – July 21, 1979) was an American professional football player who was a running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Tulane University, he played six seasons with the Giants. Price was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

Biography

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Price was born in New Orleans and attended Warren Easton High School there, class of 1943.[5] He served in the United States Navy during World War II,[6][7] then attended Tulane University and played college football for the Green Wave.

At Tulane, Price was a four-year letterman in football, for the 1946–1949 seasons.[8] He was named to All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams three times, 1947–1949, the latter two times being a consensus selection. He was named to College Football All-America Teams in 1948 and 1949 by some selectors.

Further information: 1947, 1948, and 1949 All-SEC football team
Further information: 1948 and 1949 College Football All-America Team

Price played in the 1950 Senior Bowl, the inaugural edition of that game, scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown for the South team, which defeated the North team, 22–13.[9] He was selected in the second round of the 1950 NFL draft by the New York Giants.[10] He had previously been selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the 1949 AAFC Draft,[11] but he did not play in that league.

Price's NFL career lasted six seasons, 1950–1955, all with the Giants.[4] He led the NFL in rushing in 1951, gaining 971 yards on 271 carries in a 12-week season.[12] His 80.9 yards per game also led the league.[4] He played a total of 63 regular-season NFL games (50 starts) while accruing 3,292 yards on 846 attempts, an average of 3.9 yards per carry.[4] He had 20 rushing touchdowns and four receiving touchdowns.[4]

Following his professional football career, Price returned on New Orleans.[3] He worked as a television sports announcer and also worked in sales for a brewing company.[3][7] In September 1963, Price was announced as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, paired with gubernatorial candidate Louis J. Michot.[3][13] Michot placed sixth in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Further information: 1964 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Price's son, Eddie Price III,[b] also played football for Tulane and was a two-year letterman, 1972–1973.[15][8] The elder Price was inducted to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1975,[16] and was a charter member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame when it was established in 1977.[17] He died in July 1979 at his New Orleans home of a heart attack, aged 53.[12] He was posthumously inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.[6] Price is also an inductee of the Warren Easton Hall of Fame.[5]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1950 NYG 10 7 126 703 5.6 74 4 4 30 7.5 21 0
1951 NYG 12 10 271 971 3.6 80 7 5 19 3.8 8 0
1952 NYG 11 11 183 748 4.1 75 5 11 36 3.3 14 0
1953 NYG 12 9 101 206 2.0 15 2 26 233 9.0 31 1
1954 NYG 12 11 135 555 4.1 47 2 28 352 12.6 83 3
1955 NYG 6 2 30 109 3.6 29 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
63 50 846 3,292 3.9 80 20 75 672 9.0 83 4

Notes

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  1. ^ Price and his father (born in 1898) had the same full name and lived at the same address at the time they submitted World War II draft registration cards.[1][2] Examples of the younger Price using "Jr." are first found when he was a political candidate in 1963.[3] The "Jr." also appears on the Pro-Football-Reference.com website.[4]
  2. ^ During the time Eddie Price III played football, some newspaper reports referred to him as Eddie Price Jr.[14]

References

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