Shorty died of a heart attack right after cowbell U beat us 6-3 in 1980.
So it wasn't in a car accident, maybe on the way to Starkville?
Wow! After your post, I wikipedia'd him. That's what it says- car accident. I remember hearing on the radio after that game that he died from a heart attack. I even remember where I was when I heard it. My bad.
From the OP
11-01-80 What was the date of the Miss. St. game that season?
Yeah - November 1 1980 Jackson, MS Mississippi State 6-3
I remember going to Miss. State games on Halloween before.
So it doesn't take much of a stretch to say SP died on his way to Jackson. Roll Tide to Shorty Price.
Off topic a little--But I think I remember losing to Ole Miss in Jackson in either 79 or 78. This must've been the post-Vaught glory years for the State of Mississippi.
It wasn't '78 or '79. Lost to Southern Cal at Legion Field in 1978 and went undefeated in 1979.
September 11 1976 Jackson, Mississippi Ole Miss 10–7.
Time to re-calibrate. Only 3 years off. I'll bet it is still fresh in the Mississippi fan's mind. LOL
The '76 loss was the Charlie Daniels/BAMAWV "last thing I wanted was to get in a fight, in Jackson Mississippi on a Saturday night..." story.
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