Eddie George

Eddie George
	George in 2007
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Tennessee State
Conference	OVC
Record	15–15
Annual salary	$400,000
Biographical details
Born	September 24, 1973 (age 50); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Playing career
1992–1995	Ohio State
1996–2003	Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans
2004	Dallas Cowboys
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2021–present	Tennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall	15–15
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	As a player NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1996); First-team All-Pro (2000); Second-team All-Pro (1999); 4× Pro Bowl (1997–2000); PFWA All-Rookie Team (1996); Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor; Tennessee Titans No. 27 retired; Heisman Trophy (1995); Walter Camp Award (1995); Maxwell Award (1995); Doak Walker Award (1995); Unanimous All-American (1995); Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1995); Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1995); First-team All-Big Ten (1995); Ohio State Buckeyes No. 27 retired;
	College Football Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2011 (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,^[3] and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.^[4]

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.^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference salary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Wyatt, Jim (September 10, 2019). "Titans to Retire Steve McNair's No. 9 and Eddie George's No. 27 Jerseys at Sunday's Game". The Tennessee Titans.
^ "Deion Sanders, Lloyd Carr join Eddie George in Hall's Class of '11". Sports.espn.go.com. 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.

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[Retire_Jersey-2] Wyatt, Jim (September 10, 2019). "Titans to Retire Steve McNair's No. 9 and Eddie George's No. 27 Jerseys at Sunday's Game". The Tennessee Titans.

[sports.espn.go.com-4] "Deion Sanders, Lloyd Carr join Eddie George in Hall's Class of '11". Sports.espn.go.com. May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[5] Dr. Robert Goldman (March 10, 2020). "2020 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[6] Mike Freeman. "Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Eddie George's Incredible 2nd Act". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

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