Ed George

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Ed George
Date of birth:	August 10, 1946 (1946-08-10) (age 61)
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
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Edward Gary George (born August 10, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a former offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes from 1970-1974 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1979-1980 of the Canadian Football League. He won two Grey Cups for the Alouettes and played in another for the Tiger-Cats.

George was selected 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 Canada. He played in 1975 for the Baltimore Colts and from 1976-1978 for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

George was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

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