Texas A&M honoring Terry Price with special helmet decals this fall

The Texas A&M football family suffered a very sudden and tragic loss this offseason, as Aggies defensive line and defensive ends coach, Terry Price, passed away at the age of 55 years old. He had an immeasurable impact on the football program during his time there. Price was a beloved figure and Texas A&M has decided to honor him with a special logo on Kyle Field this fall. On Thursday, the Aggie football team also showed everyone the special helmet decals they’ll be wearing this fall to honor their former coach.

Check them out below.

The Aggies will wear a “TP” decal on the back of their helmets for every game this season.

The honor of putting the first decal on the helmets was given to Alex Price, Coach Price’s son, who works in the equipment room. pic.twitter.com/zKaoJb6VMg

— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) August 31, 2023

The honor of putting the first decal on the helmets went to Alex Price, Coach Price’s son, who works in the Texas A&M equipment room.

The Texas A&M Aggies will begin their 2023 campaign at home against the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday, Sept. 2. That one will kick off at 7:00 PM EST.

Texas A&M defensive assistant Terry Price, 1992 alum, passed away a few months ago

Terry Price, a defensive line and defensive ends coach at his alma mater, Texas A&M, died in June. He was 55 years old.

Price also played for the Aggies from 1986-89, earning all-conference honors his senior year. After earning his sociology degree in 1992, Price joined the A&M football staff as a volunteer assistant.

He got into full-time coaching a few years later, joining the Western Kentucky staff as a defensive line coach in 1994.

Price returned to the Aggies in 2012 as the defensive line coach and was a holdover from the Kevin Sumlin era when Jimbo Fisher was hired prior to the 2018 season.

In his time at Texas A&M, Price recruited and coached a bevy of top-shelf defensive linemen, headlined by Myles Garrett. Others include Justin Madubuike, Tyree Wilson, DeMarvin Leal, Shemar Turner, Elijah Jeudy, Walter Nolen and Shemar Stewart. Several of his former players recently took to social media to remember one of their all-time favorite coaches.

One lineman who played for Price at Texas A&M, Reggie Chevis, shared a heartfelt message on Twitter reflecting on the news. He also alluded to cookouts that Price would put on for his players, noting he was inspired to get into barbecue.

“RIP to Coach Price aka TP. One of the greatest to ever do it man. The guy that taught me the attitude of a SEC DLineman. He gave me real shot also inspired me to be pit-master. Thank you for everything you done for me & the game. Love you OG,” Chevis said on Twitter.

Price was known around Texas A&M for the cookouts he would do for the defensive linemen. He posted a video as recently as March showing the spread for one of these feasts. On the menu that day: smoked pork ribs, beef sausage, smoked chicken, mac and cheese and baked beans.

Price enjoyed a lengthy career coaching around the SEC and in the state of Texas. Along with his work at Texas A&M and Western Kentucky, he held defensive assistant jobs at Ole Miss (two separate stints), Auburn and Texas Tech.

After his playing days, Price had a brief NFL career. The Chicago Bears selected him in the 10th round of the 1990 NFL Draft. He spent two seasons in the NFL, playing for the Bears and Miami Dolphins.

Price was born and raised in Atlanta prior to enrolling at Texas A&M. He is survived by his wife, Kenya, and two sons, Alexander and Devin.

On3’s Andrew Graham also contributed to this article.