OL Price Football
The O.L. Price Panthers, a remarkable football team, competed in the Prairie View Interscholastic League during the era of segregation. In 1962, the Panthers clinched the state championship with a resounding victory of 42 to 6 against the Dalton Colbert team. For home games, the Taylor Ducks played on one night, while the O.L. Price Panthers took the field on another night at Memorial Stadium in Taylor, TX. Following each home game, a dance was held at the Community Center, located on Gym St.
After the integration period, Coach Edward “Bud” Elders received an assistant coaching offer from the Taylor Ducks. However, he declined the opportunity, as he couldn’t envision leaving a successful program to become an assistant in a less successful one.
| 1962 | |
| 4A | Houston Yates 18, Fort Worth Dunbar 15 |
| 3A | Fort Worth Kirkpatrick 6, Houston Fidelity Manor 0 |
| 2A | Wharton Training 40, Lubbock Dunbar 6 |
| 1A | Taylor Price 42, Dayton Colbert 6 |
Coming soon is an interview with members of that State Championship team!