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Bob Price, a member of former head coach George Welsh's staff from 1997-2000, is in his 10th season as an assistant coach at Virginia. Following Welsh's retirement after the 2000 season, Price was retained by Al Groh. He will coach the tight end again after taking over those coaching duties in 2005 and also serve as the assistant recruiting coordinator. Previously, Price coached UVa's defensive backs from 2000 to 2004.
Last fall, Price was instrumental in developing Virginia's young tight ends- Tom Santi, Jonathan Stupar, and John Phillips. The trio combined for 45 receptions, 704 yards (15.6 yards per catch) and four touchdowns.
Price spent his first three seasons at UVa as the running backs coach before taking over the secondary in 2000. The Cavaliers went to a bowl game in each of those seasons. In 1999, Price coached consensus first-team All-America tailback Thomas Jones, who rushed for an ACC-record 1,798 yards. Jones ranked third in the nation that season in rushing and all-purpose yards, while becoming UVa's all-time leading rusher with 3,998 career yards. UVa led the ACC in rushing in 1998 (213.1 yards per game) and finished third in 1999 (191.5).
In 2003, Price coached senior cornerback Almondo Curry, who led the ACC with six interceptions. Curry became the first Cavalier to lead the conference in interceptions since all-time Cavalier great and current NFL standout Ronde Barber in 1994. In 2002, Price coached All-ACC safety Jerton Evans, who set the school record for most tackles by a defensive back with 116. In addition, Curry earned honorable mention All-ACC distinction.
Three years ago, Price coached All-ACC safety Shernard Newby, who ranked second in the conference with five interceptions. Virginia ranked second overall in the ACC in 2001 with 18 interceptions.
Originally coming to UVa after coaching six seasons in the Canadian Football League, Price was head coach of the Montreal Alouettes in 1996. Price guided the Alouettes into the championship game of the CFL's Eastern Division. Montreal finished the 1996 regular season with a 12-6 record.
From 1994-95, Price was the defensive coordinator with the CFL's Baltimore Stallions. He also coached the linebackers and defensive backs with the Stallions. Baltimore advanced to the Grey Cup championship game both seasons and won the title in 1995.
Price was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL from 1992-93 and was the secondary coach with the CFL's Ottawa Roughriders in 1991.
He coached several years of college football in the United States before moving to the CFL. He was the assistant secondary coach at California in 1990, and the defensive coordinator, secondary coach and special teams coach at UNLV from 1986-89. He was the linebackers coach and the special teams coach at Nevada-Reno from 1984-85 and was the head coach at Eastern Utah in 1983. He was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Utah from 1981-82 and was a graduate assistant coach at Idaho State from 1979-80.
Growing up in Dumont, N.J., Price received his bachelor's degree in English from Cal Poly-Pomona in 1978 and his master's degree in athletic administration from Idaho State in 1979. His brother, Jim, played tight end for the St. Louis Rams in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys.
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