| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1890 |
| Died | August 8, 1979 (aged 88) Oxford, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Olivet College (1914) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Olivet |
| 1915–1916 | Hanover |
| 1917–1918 | Miami University |
| 1920–1922 | Washington University |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1915 | Olivet |
| 1917–1919 | Miami University |
| Baseball | |
| Track | |
| 1924–1960 | Miami University |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1924–1940 | Miami University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–22–5 (football) 20–8 (basketball) 9–4 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MIAA (1914) 1 OAC (1917) | |
| Awards | |
| Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame (1972) | |
George L. Rider (December 24, 1890 – August 8, 1979) was an American athletics administrator and coach of American football, basketball, baseball, track and cross country. He served as the head football coach at Olivet College in 1914, at Hanover College from 1915 to 1916, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1917 to 1918, and at Washington University in St. Louis from 1920 to 1922, compiling a career college football record of 29–22–5. At Miami he also coached basketball from 1917 to 1919, baseball from 1918 to 1919, and track and cross country from 1924 to 1960. In addition he served as athletic director at Miami from 1924 to 1940. In 1959 Rider served as honorary president of the International Track and Field Coaches Association. He is a charter member of Miami University's Hall of Fame along with coaching legends including Walter Alston, Earl Blaik, Paul Brown, Weeb Ewbank, Ara Parseghian. and John Pont.
Before his coaching career, Rider attended the University of Olivet where he competed on the school's football, basketball, and track and field teams.[1]