George Floyd (American football)

George Floyd Jr. (born December 21, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Growing up Brooksville, Florida, Floyd attended Hernando High School, where he was selected for The Tampa Tribune's all-area football team in all three of his varsity years, composed of the best high school football players in the area. With the honor, Floyd became the first player of any high school named to The Tampa Tribune's team during all three varsity seasons.

He played college football for the Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) Colonels, where he won the 1979 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AA football championship. Over his collegiate career, Floyd won numerous awards, including Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Athlete of the Year after the 1981 regular season, an award given to the best male overall athlete in the conference regardless of sport. Kodak and Associated Press named Floyd to their All-America teams in 1980 and 1981, honors given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions.

Selected by the Jets in the 1982 NFL draft, Floyd appeared in ten games during the team's 1982 season, including three playoff games. After missing the entire 1983 Jets' season because of a knee injury, he appeared in eight games during the their 1984 season before retiring after another knee injury during the 1985 NFL preseason, where teams played exhibition games before their regular seasons began.

Floyd is the holder or joint holder of five records at EKU as of 2020^[update]. Floyd was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the hall of fame classes of EKU and Hernando High School. In 2009, EKU named Floyd to their All-Century team, composed of the best football players in EKU history for its first hundred years. As of 2020^[update], he works as a vice principal at Boone County High School in Kentucky.