Eddie Price

Edward Joseph Price Jr. (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.) Examples of the younger Price using "Jr." are first found when he was a political candidate in 1963. 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.

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. He was selected in the second round of the 1950 NFL draft by the New York Giants. He had previously been selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the 1949 AAFC Draft, but he did not play in that league.

Price's NFL career lasted six seasons, 1950–1955, all with the Giants.

Following his professional football career, Price returned on New Orleans. In September 1963, Price was announced as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, paired with gubernatorial candidate Louis J. Michot. Michot placed sixth in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Price's son, Eddie Price III, also played football for Tulane and was a two-year letterman, 1972–1973. and was a charter member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame when it was established in 1977. He died in July 1979 at his New Orleans home of a heart attack, aged 53. He was posthumously inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982. Price is also an inductee of the Warren Easton Hall of Fame.

NFL career statistics 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