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Bill Price retiring as Signal Mountain football coach

Eagle head coach Bill Price gives the play to John Ryan Wilson (15) at a game earlier this year at Tyner.
Eagle head coach Bill Price gives the play to John Ryan Wilson (15) at a game earlier this year at Tyner. Eagle head coach Bill Price gives the play to John Ryan Wilson (15) at a game earlier this year at Tyner.

By Ward Gossett 4 min read

photo Bill Price

After 172 wins, numerous league titles and a state championship, Bill Price is retiring.

The Signal Mountain football coach met mid-morning on Monday with school principal Robin Copp to inform her of his decision.

“There are some opportunities out there in private business but also some to stay in the coaching field,” Price said Monday afternoon. “I wanted to get the ball rolling here, so I went ahead and made the decision. They need to go ahead and make a decision here as far as replacing me.”

Price went to Signal Mountain prior to the 2008 season and started the football program from the ground up, fielding a junior varsity team in 2008. His first varsity team posted a 10-2 record and won its first playoff game before getting eliminated the next week. However, his crowning moment came in 2010 when the Eagles won the Class 2A state title while compiling a 14-0 record.

“He’s going to be missed, and his contribution to Signal Mountain football is unquestionable,” Copp said. “I’ve known Bill for a long time, and he has a true heart for kids. People don’t know how much he has done to help kids. He’s going to be missed.”