Nibs Price College coach

Clarence Merle "Nibs" Price (April 26, 1889 – January 13, 1968) was an American football and basketball coach. After coaching at San Diego High School, he served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1926 to 1930, compiling the a record of 27–17–3, and the head men's basketball coach at Berkeley from 1924 to 1954, tallying a mark of 453–294. Succeeding Andy Smith as Cal's football coach, Price guided the Golden Bears to the 1929 Rose Bowl, a game infamous for Roy Riegels's wrong-way run. Price died on January 13, 1968 at the age of 77 in Oakland, California.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Price Clarence Merle; Price Clarence M.
Birth dateApril 26, 1889
Birth place
Minnesota
Date of deathJanuary 13, 1968
Place of death
Oakland California

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Coach

coached team
California Golden Bears football
California Golden Bears men's basketball
overall record
27–17–3 (football)
453–294 (basketball)

Nibs Price on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/p/pricecl01.html