Eddie Price

This article is about the Tulane and NFL running back. For the Louisiana politician, see Eddie Price III.
Eddie Price

Price on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth (1925-09-02)September 2, 1925
Place of birth New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of death July 21, 1979(1979-07-21) (aged 53)
Place of death New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s) Fullback
College Tulane
NFL draft 1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
As player
1950-1955 New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls 3
Career stats

Edward J. Price (September 2, 1925 July 21, 1979) was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the second round of the 1950 NFL Draft. Price led the NFL in rushing in 1951. He died at his home of a heart attack at the age of 53.

Price was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

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