Edwin Booth Price (January 12, 1909 – March 1, 1976) was an

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, and

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player and coach of football. He served as the head football coach at the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

from 1951 to 1956, compiling a record of 33–27–1. After

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's abrupt resignation, Price was promoted to head coach. In his first three seasons, Price carried over the success of

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and Cherry, leading the Longhorns to three winning seasons and two

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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

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Head coaching record

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