Bob Price (Canadian football)

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Bob Price
Biographical details
Born (1955-07-24) July 24, 1955 (age 68)
Eastern Utah
1984–85University of Nevada (linebackers/special teams)
1986–89UNLV (DC/secondary/special teams)
1990University of California (secondary)
1991Ottawa (secondary)
1992–93Saskatchewan (DC/secondary)
1994–95Baltimore (DC/linebackers/defensive backs)
1996Montreal
1997–99University of Virginia (running backs)
2000–04University of Virginia (defensive backs)
2005–2009University of Virginia (tight ends/recruiting coordinator)
Head coaching record
Overall12–6 (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

special teams coach at Nevada. From 1986–89 he was the defensive coordinator, secondary coach and special teams coach at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He coached the 1990 season with the California Golden Bears
as the team's assistant secondary coach.

Price spent the next six seasons in the Canadian Football League. In 1991 he was the secondary coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders. From 199293 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

defensive backs coach 2000. In 2005, Price moved to the position of Tight End Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. At UVA, Price coached Thomas Jones and Almondo Curry
. The Cavaliers went to bowl games seven times during Price's tenure, winning three.

CFL coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
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

  1. 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."

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