John B. Price

John B. Price
Price pictured c. 1920 coaching at Franklin & Marshall
Biographical details
Born(1883-09-13)September 13, 1883
St. Clair, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1952(1952-05-11) (aged 68)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUrsinus College[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906–1907Slippery Rock
1908–1913Ursinus
1914–1915Trinity (CT)
1916–1917Muhlenberg
1920–1923Franklin & Marshall
Baseball
1909–1913Ursinus
1915–1916Trinity (CT)
1921–1923Franklin & Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall69–40–15 (football)

John Beadle Price (September 13, 1883 – May 11, 1952) was an American football and baseball coach and physician. He served as the head football coach at Slippery Rock State Normal School—now known as Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania—from 1906 to 1907, Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania from 1908 to 1913, Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 1914 to 1915, Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania from 1916 to 1917, and Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1923, compiling a career college football coaching record of 69–40–15.

Early life, playing career, education, and military service

A native of St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Price attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he captained the football and baseball teams before graduating in 1905. Price earned a medical degree from the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia in 1914 and did postgraduate work at Harvard Medical School and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. During World War I, he served a captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army with the rank of captain.[2]

Coaching career

Muhlenberg

Price was the football and baseball coach at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3] He coached the football team for the 1916 and 1917 seasons, amassing a record of 9–4–3.[4]

Franklin & Marshall

Price served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for four seasons, from 1920 to 1923, compiling a record of 20–10–5. While at Franklin & Marshall, Price coached future head coach Jonathan K. Miller.[5]

Medical career and death

Price practiced medicine for 35 years as an ear, nose, and throat specialist. He was on staff at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia and Montgomery Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He died on May 11, 1952, at his home in Norristown, following a week-long illness.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Slippery Rock (Independent) (1906–1907)
1906 Slippery Rock 3–1–1
1907 Slippery Rock 2–2–1
Slippery Rock: 5–3–2
Ursinus (Independent) (1908–1913)
1908 Ursinus 7–3
1909 Ursinus 6–1–1
1910 Ursinus 6–1
1911 Ursinus 3–4–1
1912 Ursinus 3–6
1913 Ursinus 0–6
Ursinus: 25–21–2
Trinity Bantams (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914 Trinity 4–2–1
1915 Trinity 5–0–2
Trinity: 9–2–3
Muhlenberg Cardinal and Grey (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916 Muhlenberg 5–3–1
1917 Muhlenberg 5–1–2
Muhlenberg: 10–4–3
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1920–1923)
1920 Franklin & Marshall 3–2–2
1921 Franklin & Marshall 6–1–2
1922 Franklin & Marshall 8–2
1923 Franklin & Marshall 3–5–1
Franklin & Marshall: 20–10–5
Total:69–40–15

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References

  1. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association; Camp, W. (1915). The Official Football Guide. NCAA Publishing Service. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. John B. Price, Specialist, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 11, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved December 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Muhlenberg College: Baseball, Football in the Lilmelight-Coach Price Returns". Reading Eagle. March 18, 1917. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Muhlenberg College football media guide" (PDF). Muhlenberg College Athletics. 2010. p. 37. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  5. ↑ Record Throng at Opening of New Stadium. Vol. 21. The Pennsylvania Gazette. October 6, 1922. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Franklin & Marshall Football Coaching Records". Athletic & Recreation Department Franklin & Marshall College. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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