Eddie George

Eddie George
George in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTennessee State
ConferenceOVC
Record24–21
Annual salary$400,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1973-09-24) September 24, 1973 (age 51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materOhio State University
Playing career
1992–1995Ohio State
1996–2003Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans
2004Dallas Cowboys
Position(s)Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2021–presentTennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall24–21
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a coach
Awards
As a player
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2011[a] (profile)

Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former player who is the current head football coach at Tennessee State University. He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise.

He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and won the Heisman Trophy in 1995. He was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers) and Dallas Cowboys. George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a player,[2] and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[3]

Post-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." In 2016, he appeared on Broadway in the musical Chicago as the hustling lawyer Billy Flynn.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference salary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Deion Sanders, Lloyd Carr join Eddie George in Hall's Class of '11". ESPN. May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 10, 2020). "2020 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Mike Freeman. "Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Eddie George's Incredible 2nd Act". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 1, 2016.


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