How will you remember Mike Price? The former Alabama coach retired today from UTEP
By The Associated Press
Published November 19, 2012, 09:10:45 PM
(http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/mike-pricejpg-18ee0dcdbe82e5bd.jpg)Price was a surprise choice to replace Dennis Franchione at Alabama after the 2002 season. He was set for a seven-year, $10 million contract when he admitted he drank heavily and went to a strip club after attending a golf tournament in Florida in the spring of 2003. Price sued the school for $20 million over his firing, but a judge threw out the lawsuit, noting the fact that Price never signed the contract. He also sued Sports Illustrated over a report that alleged he had sex with two women in his hotel room. That lawsuit was settled.
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