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Eddie Price

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Eddie Price
Price on a 1952 Bowman football card
Date of birth(1925-09-02)September 2, 1925
Place of birthNew Orleans, Louisiana
Date of deathJuly 21, 1979(1979-07-21) (aged 53)
Place of deathNew Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
Position(s)Fullback
US collegeTulane
NFL draft1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20
Career history
As player
1950–1955New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls3
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.