Jimbo Fisher reflects on Terry Price to start SEC Media Days

The Texas A&M family suffered a tough loss last month as the Aggies’ defensive ends coach Terry Price passed away at the age of 55.

Price had a major impact on the program as a coach and a player in the late 80s, and at SEC Media Days, head coach Jimbo Fisher took a moment to shed light on him before diving into talking season.

“But first before I get into all that, I want to speak about a loss we had in our program,” Fisher said. “We lost a coach named Terry Price, our defensive end coach and a lot of y’all know he’s had a long stint in the SEC. He was at Ole Miss in two different stints, he was at Auburn for a long time, of course he was at A&M, and of course he played at A&M.”

Price played defensive line for the Aggies from 1986-1989, where he led all Texas A&M defensive linemen in tackles in both his junior and senior seasons. Between being a volunteer coach, a defensive line coach, and defensive ends coach he spent 13 seasons on the Aggies’ staff, but his impact goes much deeper than just being a coach or a player at his alma mater.

“We lost a great Aggie, but more importantly, I think the world lost a great person, I really do. I think Terry is one of those people, my dad always had a saying the he called them real people. A guy who never judged you, you could take his word, whatever he said, how he did it, you knew when you gave him a job it was going to be done the right way. He was a selfless staff guy, he was a selfless husband, he was a selfless father, whatever needed to be done nothing was too little or too big for Terry Price to handle,” Fisher said.

Price was a beloved coach and mentor, as numerous former players poured in countless stories and condolences following his death. He’ll surely be missed in College Station and beyond this upcoming season, as Fisher concluded the heartfelt sentiment of his former colleague.

“Our program and our family at A&M and the whole college football world lost a great man and just wanted to remember him. And a lot of y’all have probably had relationships with him at different places, of course at A&M and at different schools you’ve had, but I can’t reiterate. One of the best human beings I’ve ever been around,” Fisher said. “It was a very tough loss for us and he’ll greatly be missed, but he’d be the first one up here to say, ‘Hey, get lined up and go play again.’ And that’s the way he played and that’s the way he was as a person, but he’ll always be in our thoughts and prayers and he’s an Aggie forever.”

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