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Gilbert Price, a four-year letter winner for the Bobcat football team from 1988-1991, was a multi-position athlete for the Bobcats, playing running back, cornerback and excelling at quarterback during his career at Texas State.
 
Recruited as a quarterback, Price switched positions his freshman year and played receiver. During his sophomore year, Price changed positions again, helping lead the Bobcat defense as a cornerback.  During both seasons, Price was named to the Southland Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention team.
 
His junior season, Price was named team captain and placed back in his natural position of quarterback. As a quarterback he earned All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention and Southland Conference All-Academic Team honors. That season Price led the Bobcats in total offense and finished top-10 all-time for rushing attempts in a season. 
 
In 1991, Price dominated on offense again leading the team in total offense with 954 passing yards and 837 rushing yards.   Price currently ranks 7^th all-time in rushing attempts in Bobcat history with 478 carries for 1,575 yards.  He was a member of the Dean’s List his final two seasons and was the recipient of the J.C. Kellam Award, awarded to the team’s most outstanding senior football player. In 1991 he was named to the Southland Conference All-Conference First Team and was named the Conference Offensive player of the year!
 
Price graduated with a Bachelor degree in 1992 and is now employed with Schulenburg ISD as an assistant football coach, head softball coach and health teacher.  Price has been a successful coach in the Texas School System for over 21 years, with stops at Yoakum, Industrial, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Smithville, Sweeney and Shiner St. Paul High School. As a softball coach, Price coached Shiner St. Paul to a softball state championship in 2005 and won 2005 Coach of the Year honors for his district.