Bob Price (Canadian football)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Eastern Utah | July 24, 1955
1984–85 | University of Nevada (linebackers/special teams) |
1986–89 | UNLV (DC/secondary/special teams) |
1990 | University of California (secondary) |
1991 | Ottawa (secondary) |
1992–93 | Saskatchewan (DC/secondary) |
1994–95 | Baltimore (DC/linebackers/defensive backs) |
1996 | Montreal |
1997–99 | University of Virginia (running backs) |
2000–04 | University of Virginia (defensive backs) |
2005–2009 | University of Virginia (tight ends/recruiting coordinator) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 12–6 (Canadian Football League) |
Bob Price (born July 24, 1955) is a former tight end coach and recruiting coordinator for the Virginia Cavaliers. He also was head coach of the Montreal Alouettes during the team's first season in 1996. He is the brother of Jim Price a tight end for the St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.
Born in New York City, Price grew up in
Price spent the next six seasons in the Canadian Football League. In 1991 he was the secondary coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders. From 1992–93 Price was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. In 1994 he was hired as the defensive coordinator of the expansion Baltimore Stallions. He also coached the team's linebackers and defensive backs. Baltimore advanced to the Grey Cup both seasons and won it in 1995. When the team moved to Montreal in 1996, Price was hired as the first head coach of the resurrected Montreal Alouettes. Price guided the Alouettes to a 12–6 record, losing to the 15–3 Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Division Finals.
From 1997–2009 Price was a member of the
CFL coaching record
Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
MTL | 1996 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .666 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in Division Final |
References
- CBS College Sports Network. Accessed February 28, 2011. "Growing up in Dumont, N.J., Price received his bachelor's degree in English from Cal Poly-Pomona in 1978 and his master's degree in athletic administration from Idaho State in 1979."