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.

3 days ago · Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, whose No. 27 has been retired by Ohio State and the Tennessee Titans, was introduced as the 21st head coach at Bowling Green State University during ...

2 days ago · Ohio State’s 1995 Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George, who has spent the past four seasons as the Tennessee State head coach, is returning to the Buckeye state as the new head coach at Bowling Green, the university announced March 9.. Said George, 51, in a statement: “I am truly excited to be the head coach at Bowling Green State University.

Eddie George captured Ohio State's sixth Heisman Trophy, leaving OSU second in school history for career rushing yards (3,768) and third in rushing touchdowns (44).

2 days ago · FILE - Eddie George accepts the 18th annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award along with fellow honorees Gary Payton, Luol Deng, and Nancy Leiberman before the 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game between the Phoenix Suns and the Memphis Grizzlies, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)

Feb 1, 2025 · George used his size and speed to run his way into the Ohio State record books, eventually leading up winning the Heisman Trophy, the sixth for the storied football program, after his senior campaign in 1995. He accumulated numerous honors during his Heisman year. Today, his No. 27 will be retired.

5 days ago · BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Eddie George, former All-Pro, Heisman Trophy winner, and the head coach at Tennessee State for the past four years, has been named the new head football coach at Bowling Green State University, Vice President for Athletics Strategy Derek van der Merwe announced today, Sunday, March 9. George, Bowling Green's 21st head football coach, was named the Big South-Ohio Valley ...

Eddie George will return to the state of Ohio as the next football head coach at Bowling Green.The former Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner and Tennessee State head coach has agreed to fill the ...

On Dec. 9, 1995, more than a dozen years after George first dreamed of winning college football's most prized individual award, he became Ohio State's sixth Heisman Trophy winner.

Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner, has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist for the second time, the Hall announced on Tuesday (Nov. 28). George, who just finished his third season as the Head Coach at Tennessee State and led the Tigers to a 6-5 season, was first named a semifinalist in 2022.