Eddie George
Actor, Producer
24 September 1973 (52 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2021 | Under the Stadium Lights · as Ronnell Sims Sr. |
| 2018 | Run the Race · as TomOn Plex |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. · as Travis Leet |
| 2018 | Another Version of You · as Mortimer |
| 2017 | Dark Roads 79 · as Robert Johnson |
| 2017 | Walk of Fame · as RookieOn Plex |
| 2016 | Shooter · as Ron Perkins |
| 2012 | Knife Fight · as Tony Blanchard |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines · as Jj Marvin |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles · as Byron Brown |
| 2007 | The Game Plan · as Club Guest |
| 2007 | NFL Top 10 · as CastOn Plex |
| 2005 | Into the Sun · as Jones |
| 2024 | It's in the Game: Madden NFL · as Self |
| 2024 | Untold: The Murder of Air McNair · as Self - Nfl Titans/oilers Running Back (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Show Me the Father · as Self |
| 2021 | Eli's Places · as Self |
| 2020 | America's Caddie · as Self |
| 2017 | Black Love · as Self |
| 2017 | Focused · as Self |
| 2016 | Chelsea · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self |
| 2015 | Ballers · as Eddie George |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore · as Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | The Rich Eisen Show · as Self |
| 2014 | American Dream Builders · as Self - Judge (2014) |
| 2013 | The Best Man Holiday · as Self |
| 2013 | 60 Minutes Sports · as Self - Former Football Player (segment "a Second Act") |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2011 | A Football Life · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2010 | Family Feud · as Self |
| 2009 | Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri · as Self - Judge |
| 2008 | Unsung · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud · as Self |
| 2007 | First Take · as Self - Tennessee State University Tigers Head Football Coach |
| 2007 | 7-10 Split · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Mike and Mike in the Morning · as Self - Former Nfl Player |
| 2005 | Countdown to Xbox 360 · as Self |
| 2005 | The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame · as Self |
| 2003 | Rock Me Baby · as Eddie George |
| 2003 | Made · as Self |
| 2001 | The Best Damn Sports Show Period · as Self |
| 2000 | Survivor · as Self - Taj's Husband |
| 2000 | Super Bowl XXXIV · as Self - Tennessee Titans Running Back |
| 1995 | In the House · as Eddie George |
| 1994 | NFL on FOX · as Self - Tennessee Oilers Running Back |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News · as Self |
| 1989 | Coach · as Eddie George |
| 1986 | College Gameday · as Self |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self |
| 1970 | ESPN Monday Night Football · as Self - Tennessee Titans Running Back |
| 1965 | The NFL on NBC · as Self - Tennessee Oilers Running Back |
| 1956 | The NFL on CBS · as Self - Tennessee Titans Running Back |
| 2013 | He Ain't Heavy: Pledging Underground · as Executive Producer |