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Born:
1973-09-24

Birthplace:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Credits:
18 Total Roles

Eddie George

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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.

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 It's in the Game: Madden NFL TV Self
2024 Untold: The Murder of Air McNair MOVIE Self - NFL Titans/Oilers Running Back (archive footage)
2023 The Great Heisman Race of 1997 MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2022 Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair MOVIE Self
2021 Show Me the Father MOVIE Self
2019 Run the Race MOVIE Tom
2018 Magnum P.I. TV Travis Leet
2018 Another Version of You MOVIE Mortimer
2017 Walk of Fame MOVIE Rookie
2016 Shooter TV Ron Perkins

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