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Former Broadmoor High School football coach, Rusty Price, has passed away

Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:24 am
Posted by HurricaneCamille
Member since Oct 2024
868 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:24 am
My apologies for posting it here, but I didn't know where to place it.

Price died this morning at 2:30 am at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge following a heart attack.
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
25718 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:42 am to
Sorry to hear this about Coach Price. RIP
Posted by plance
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2007
1820 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:47 am to
He was Broadmoor’s coach when we played them in ‘85.
Local legend.

RIP, Coach.
Posted by GeauxLSU4
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2012
11518 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:48 am to
Sad to hear this. He was a good coach for a long time. I loved having him as one of my coaches at LSU football camp as a kid.
Posted by JONBURRIS1981
BATON ROUGE
Member since Nov 2012
1386 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 10:50 am to
Man, those Broadmoor teams where always tough to play against. RIP coach Rusty Price.
Posted by entmd2002
Lufkin, TX
Member since Dec 2010
280 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 11:20 am to
Coach Price was a wonderful man, husband and father and coach for many. Was a decorated marine and national champion in the hammer throw. I was lucky enough to have him as my cross country and trackcoach for three years. Very important male influence for me who taught us how to deal with adversity And pain. Thank goodness, we had the chance to be with each other about six months ago
Posted by South Endzone Warrio
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
587 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 11:23 am to
Damn. I used to ride my bike up there to school to lift with him and all the old heads. He was one of a kind. Will be missed.
Posted by jflsufan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Mar 2013
4753 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 11:26 am to
We lost 2 games in my 3 years as a varsity football player and 1 of those games was in the 1989 AAA Quarterfinals to a Rusty Price coached Broadmoor team.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
44207 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 12:26 pm to
Did a LOT with very minimal support & roster

RIP

Bucky Richardson was a great player for him
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
25718 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 12:36 pm to
quote:

Bucky Richardson was a great player for him


Mark Howie, Billy Cannon Jr…..the list is long.
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
129152 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 12:40 pm to
RIP
Posted by 18handicap
Member since Jul 2014
5908 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 1:33 pm to
I'm sad to hear about this. I student taught and coached baseball at Broadmoor in spring of 1986. I learned a lot about how to conduct myself and treat others fairly as a coach from him.

Rusty, Carl Ward (Port Sulphur), and Paul Solis (Boothville-Venice) molded me into a very successful coach for 35 years and I can never thank them enough. That's why I spend my retirement helping our younger coaches learn and succeed.
Posted by plance
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2007
1820 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

Bucky Richardson was a great player for him


He was their QB the year we beat them - our 1st in almost 15 years.
That dude was quick AND tough as nails.
Posted by Matt225
St. George
Member since Dec 2019
1069 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 2:46 pm to
Loss a great man.
Definitely believed in commitment and discipline
Played for him in late 80's.
Posted by Louisianalabguy
Member since Jul 2017
1002 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Former Broadmoor High School football coach, Rusty Price, has passed away

Didn't Broadmoor win a state championship under him?
Posted by Teauxler
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
3492 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:09 pm to
Runner up .. lost to Horace Raymond and Hahnville
Posted by HurricaneCamille
Member since Oct 2024
868 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:13 pm to
Price was a Marine who served in Vietnam. Fought at Khe Sahn, a real sausage-grinder. The US lost many men there. Price was shot, received the Purple Heart. A no-nonsense man. Gave his life to education.
Posted by lascolinastiger
Member since Jun 2007
53 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:21 pm to
Their championship came under Coach Jerry Epperson.
Posted by MDB
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2019
3500 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:26 pm to
RIP and Semper Fi, Coach.

He and I were in the Corps at the same time and Khe Sanh area. Spoke with him a couple of times and compared notes after games that I was covering. Great guy.

Posted by Camp Randall
The Shadow of the Valley of Death
Member since Nov 2005
16460 posts
Posted on 12/30/24 at 3:32 pm to
Did he ever teach drivers education? I think I remember his name from that
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