Carolyn Price, the Dallas Cowboys’ self-proclaimed No. 1 fan and a fixture around the team for decades, died Monday, her family said on social media. She was 82.
The cause was cancer, her family said.
Dallas Cowboys superfan Carolyn Price attends training camp Aug. 1, 2022, at River Ridge Fields in Oxnard, Calif. Jayne Kamin-Oncea Getty Images
Price, a Dallas native, followed the Cowboys all over, from training camp in Oxnard, California, to even the team’s last international game in London in 2014.
Known as “Ms. Price,” she often drew attention at training camp by yelling out players’ names.
She released a book about her life in 2017 titled “Priceless Dream: The Story of the Dallas Cowboys #1 Fan.”
“She’s a friend of the owner and his family, a mother figure to the players, a cheerleader on game day and so much more,” a promotional synopsis of the book reads. “Major television shows profile her, radio programs interview her, and other fans request pictures with her.
“She handles it all with a unique combination of grace, humility and unbridled boisterousness that has to be seen to be believed. A Cowboys’ game telecast would not be complete without a shot of her on the sideline, immaculately adorned in the team’s regalia, raising the decibel level with her vociferous voice.”
ESPN, CBS and more interviewed Price about her fandom over the years.
Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, who has been with the team since 2023, paid tribute to Price.
Saddened by the news of Miss Price⭐️
Cowboys Nation will truly miss your presence but your spirit will forever live on! Condolences 💐 to the family🙏🏾
— DeMarvion Overshown (@AGENT0__) February 10, 2026
“Saddened by the news of Miss Price,” he posted on X. “Cowboys Nation will truly miss your presence but your spirit will forever live on!”
The Cowboys issued a statement later Tuesday:
“The way Ms. Price loved the Cowboys was truly priceless. She was one of a kind and expressed her special love and care for players, coaches, staff, and all things Cowboys, in every way she could for decades. We will always hear her voice calling out our names and offering her support. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and loved ones.”
This story was originally published February 10, 2026 at 10:38 AM.
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Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.