Eddie George
Biography
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 Oilers / Tennessee Titans franchise. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a player, and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
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.
Post-football, he earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In 2016, he appeared on Broadway in the musical Chicago as the hustling lawyer Billy Flynn.
His jersey was retired by the Titans during a halftime ceremony against the Indianapolis Colts on September 15, 2019.
He also owns a restaurant in Columbus called Eddie George Bar and Grille 27.
In 2004, he married American singer, rapper, actress, and author Tamara 'Taj' Johnson.
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Known For
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Magnum P.I.
2018
Coach
1989
Ballers
2015
Shooter
2016
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
The Game Plan
2007
Into the Sun
2005
It's in the Game: Madden NFL
2024
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
2024
7-10 Split
2007
Walk of Fame
2017
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
2022
Run the Race
2019
Another Version of You
2018