Eddie George

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Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American football coach and former running back who is currently the head coach at Bowling Green State University. He previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee State University from 2021 to 2024. George played college football for Ohio State University from 1992 to 1995. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons from 1996 to 2004, primarily for the Tennessee Titans franchise. As a senior in 1995, he led Ohio State to the Florida Citrus Bowl and won the Heisman Trophy. George was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a player, and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. The Houston Oilers selected George in the first round (14th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. He played nine seasons as a running back in the NFL, with the Tennessee Titans (both in Tennessee and in Houston when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers) and Dallas Cowboys for a single season in 2004. In 1999, after the franchise moved to Tennessee, he led the Titans to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV, was selected to the Pro Bowl, and was honored as a second-team All-Pro. After football, George earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In 2015, he guest-starred on an episode of the IFC satirical talk show Comedy Bang! Bang!, titled "Eddie George Wears a Navy Suit and Half-Zip Pullover." The following year, George appeared on Broadway in the musical Chicago as the hustling lawyer Billy Flynn.