By the fall, Carolyn “Mopping” Price’s life had shifted in ways longtime Cowboys fans had immediately noticed. With a cancer diagnosis in October and an aggressive treatment that followed right after, a new kind of reality crept in, one where she’d spend most of her days in hospital rooms and rehab instead of planning road trips or taking front-row seats she’d claimed for decades. Seats where even Jerry Jones would stop by to check in with her personally. 

Naturally, football never fully left her world. Jerry and Gene Jones sent flowers directly to her hospital room for support. From the locker room, Micah Parsons recorded and sent her a personal video message, letting her know the team was thinking about their ‘Ms. Price’. Her family said her phone rang throughout the day with calls and texts from fans, former players, and people who had known her from the stadium for years. Some didn’t wait even for her replies and drove by her home and rehab center just to check on her in person. 

Yet came the ending no Cowboys fan wanted. The team’s diehard fan, Ms. Price, passed away at 82, after months of fighting cancer, as her daughter announced in an emotional post. 

“My beautiful mother gained her wings…REST NOW MY SWEET MOTHER Carolyn Mopping Price Love your One and Only…” her daughter, Charmayne Price Glaze, stated in a Facebook post.

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She had lived long enough to see the Dallas Cowboys at their absolute peak, the Super Bowl runs, the dominance, the years when winning felt routine. But the later chapters of Carolyn’s life were filled with far more heartbreaks. That kind of loyalty,  stretching across decades, is what made her death feel bigger than the passing of a fan. 

If you were ever at a Cowboys event, there is a good chance you came across Ms. Price. There’s no mistaking her for anyone else. Dressed head to toe in team colors, voice cutting through the crowd, she greeted players and coaches by name as they walked in and out. From Thousand Oaks to San Antonio to Oxnard, she followed the team wherever camp landed, long before it became a fan experience. Because her motto never changed: “God, family, and the Cowboys in that order.”

She often traced her fandom back to the franchise’s earliest days, long before packed modern stadiums and polished game-day experiences. “In the ’60s, when eight siblings and my brothers used to go with me to the Cotton Bowl, we would sneak in and walk around,” Ms. Price once recalled. “They’d say, ‘Where are you going?’ and I’d say, ‘We’re going in to see the game.’ From there, it was just the Cowboys. What else?” Even decades later, that belief never faded.

 She was from the OG era, even before Jones took over, having lived through the glorious time when Dallas won the Super Bowl five times. Carolyn dreamed of experiencing that magic again in her lifetime.

In 2022, she shared a special chat with Jerry Jones about chasing those big wins. “Let’s get some Super Bowls in here,” she told him. And Jones replied: “Ms Price, I’m gonna work on it.”

Dallas couldn’t make that Super Bowl dream come true before Carolyn passed. When news of her death spread, the team released a statement acknowledging just how deeply she had become part of their world:

“The way that Ms. Price loved the Cowboys was truly priceless,” reads the statement from a Cowboys spokesperson. “She was one of a kind and expressed her special love 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.”

For all the love Carolyn showered on the Cowboys, they returned it twofold. Beyond the official statement, players like DeMarvion Overshown and fans across the Cowboys community shared condolences.

Cowboys Nation mourns: Carolyn Price’s lasting legacy

What made Carolyn Price so loved by everyone in the Cowboys community was how she truly cared for them. She always said the players are “human” and “They know who really cares. They know if you are there for them or not.” So, as news of her passing spread, DeMarvion Overshown took time to pay his respects.

“Cowboys Nation will truly miss your presence but your spirit will forever live on! Condolences 💐 to the family🙏🏾” DeMarvion Overshown posted on X, capturing the heartfelt loss felt by so many.

To other Cowboys fans, Ms Price was no less than a celebrity. People recognized her everywhere she went. She carried the star with her, like a badge of pride. And Cowboys Nation appreciated her passion right back.

“Hearing and seeing her let you know it was football season. She’ll be missed,” one fan echoed the sentiment rippling through the fanbase.

“Forever and always 🙏,” another added.

The amount of love and respect pouring in for Carolyn Price is huge. It’s a testament to the life she lived, proving something she once said rang true in every reaction to her passing.

“Watch how you treat people,” she said in 2023. “Be real careful. It’s like a circle of life, it’ll come back around.”

And it sure did for Ms Price. She held a special place in the franchise and always will. As Jerry Jones once told her, he truly “appreciates” her unwavering support, a nod that fits perfectly into this beautiful circle she described.