Ed George

Ed George

Date of birth:	August 10, 1946 (1946-08-10)
Place of birth:	Norfolk, VA, United States
Career information
Position(s):	Offensive tackle
College:	Wake Forest
NFL Draft:	1970 / Round: 4 / Pick: 80 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers)
Organizations
As player:
1970-1974 1975 1976-1978 1979-1980	Montreal Alouettes (CFL) Baltimore Colts Philadelphia Eagles Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Awards:	1974 - CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award
Playing stats at NFL.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2005

Edward Gary George (born August 10, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former offensive lineman and star player in the Canadian Football League.

CFL

Ed George was drafted in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers after a stellar career at Wake Forest University, but opted to go to the Canadian Football League. George played left offensive tackle from 1970 to 1972 and left offensive guard from 1973 to 1974 for the Montreal Alouettes, finishing his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1979 to 1980. George won two Grey Cups with the Alouettes, in 1970 and 1974, led by head coaches Sam Etcheverry and Marv Levy, respectively, with Sonny Wade as the starting quarterback during both seasons. He also played but lost in another for the Tiger-Cats in 1980.

For his tremendous blocking abilities on both running and passing plays as guard and tackle and despite only seven years of play, George was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

NFL

George played in 1975 for the Baltimore Colts and from 1976-1978 for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, but did not achieve the same level of success as in the CFL.

Family

His daughter Courtney worked for Speed TV doing NASCAR coverage in 2004.