Eddie George
George in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 24, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Fork Union Military (Fork Union, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State (1992–1995) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Regular season | 26–22 (.542) | ||||||||||||||
| Postseason | 0–1 (.000) | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 26–23 (.531) | ||||||||||||||
Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American college football coach and former running back. He is currently the head football coach at Bowling Green State University, having previously served as the head coach at Tennessee State University from 2021 to 2024. George played college football at Ohio State from 1992 to 1995. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons from 1996 to 2004, primarily for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans.
George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Abington Senior High School until the 10th grade and then transferred to Fork Union Military Academy. George enrolled at Ohio State University and played running back for the Buckeyes, starting for two seasons. As a senior in 1995, he led Ohio State to the Florida Citrus Bowl and won the Heisman Trophy. George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a player,[1] and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[2]
The Houston Oilers selected George in the first round (14th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. He played nine seasons as a running back in the NFL, with the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers) and Dallas Cowboys for a single season in 2004. George became a starter immediately upon joining the Oilers. In 1999, after the franchise moved to Tennessee, he led the Titans to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV, was selected to the Pro Bowl, and was honored as a second-team All-Pro.
After football, George earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In 2015, he guest-starred on an IFC episode of the satirical talk show Comedy Bang! Bang!, titled "Eddie George Wears a Navy Suit and Half-Zip Pullover." The following year, George appeared on Broadway in the musical Chicago as the hustling lawyer Billy Flynn.[3]
- ^ "Deion Sanders, Lloyd Carr join Eddie George in Hall's Class of '11". ESPN. May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 10, 2020). "2020 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Mike Freeman. "Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Eddie George's Incredible 2nd Act". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 1, 2016.