Dick Price (coach)

William Leon "Dick" Price (September 10, 1933 – February 23, 2009) was an American football and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State University from 1974 to 1983, compiling a record of 62–41–4 and leading his Norfolk State Spartans football teams to three consecutive Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in his first three seasons, 1974 to 1976. Price was also the head track and field coach at Norfolk State from 1964 to 1974.[1] His track teams won consecutive NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1973 and 1974. William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk State's home football venue, is named for Price.

Dick Price
Biographical details
Born(1933-09-10)September 10, 1933
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 2009(2009-02-23) (aged 75)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1964–1973Norfolk State (assistant)
1974–1983Norfolk State
Track and field
1964–1974Norfolk State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1989Norfolk State (assistant AD)
1989–1999Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall62–41–4 (football)
Bowls0–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 CIAA (1974–1976)

Track and field
2 NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor (1973–1974)
Awards
Football
2× CIAA Coach of the Year (1974–1975)

Track and field
4× CIAA Coach of the Year (1971–1974)

A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Price graduated from Hampton University in 1957. He died on February 23, 2009, in Norfolk, after suffering from cancer.[2]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1974–1983)
1974 Norfolk State 8–38–01stL Gate City
1975 Norfolk State 8–37–11st
1976 Norfolk State 8–47–11stL Bicentennial
1977 Norfolk State 4–6–14–3–15th
1978 Norfolk State 6–45–3T–4th
1979 Norfolk State 8–3–16–1–1T–2ndL Gold
1980 Norfolk State 5–4–13–3–16th
1981 Norfolk State 4–5–13–4T–4th (Northern)
1982 Norfolk State 6–45–2T–2nd (Northern)
1983 Norfolk State 5–52–5T–4th (Northern)
Norfolk State: 62–41–450–23–3
Total:62–41–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Anthony, Tony (February 4, 1989). "Hampton grad named new AD at Norfolk State". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 10. Retrieved May 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Molinaro, Bob (February 24, 2009). "Ex-Norfolk State football coach Dick Price dies at 75". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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