George made the decision to stay at Fork Union Military Academy for a fifth prep school year or postgraduate year. Obtenez des photos d'actualité haute résolution de qualité sur Getty Images And, just when opposing defenses thought he was coming down, he’d muscle forward, pick up the extra yard and another crucial first down. Only Walter Payton (170) started more consecutive regular-season games than George's 130. From 1994 to 2006 he did not miss a game. The Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest History Museum in Natchitoches decided to help honor Floyd in their own way on Thursday. George is also a principal of The Edge Group, a planning and landscape architecture firm of over 20 professionals. Eddie George is a member of Richest Celebrities and Football Players. He also rushed for a school-record 314 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in OSU's victory over Illinois. 9 and Eddie George's No. All three have been on the ballot previously but have not come close to inclusion. The group also includes all the finalists from last year who were not … George Floyd honored through Eddie G. Robinson scholarship. In 1995, George's Heisman Trophy was damaged when he put it through an X-ray machine at a New York airport. Eddie … As of 2017[update]'s NFL off-season, Eddie George still held at least 28 Titans franchise records, including: On October 1, 2006, George was appointed spokesperson for Tennessee's GetFitTN program by Governor Phil Bredesen. • Eddie George, RB: A first-round pick in 1995, he rushed for 10,441 career yards, which ranks 28th in NFL history and includes a franchise-record 10,009 with the Oilers/Titans. Former Titans RB Eddie George is among the nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame class. Eddie George is already a Hall of Famer... as in, the College Football Hall of Fame. • Derrick Mason, WR: He set a then-NFL record with 2,690 all-purpose yards in 2000. George said during his speech that someone asked him if he thought Steve would be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The initiative is aimed at preventing Type 2 diabetes and the promotion of healthier, more active lifestyles. He played college football for Ohio State University and won the Heisman Trophy in 1995. George rushed for 1,372 yards in his postgraduate season at FUMA, attracting the attention of several major colleges. This lad has one of them. George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. [6], Though George rushed for 1,000 yards in all but one season, numerous sports writers suggested that a heavy workload caused a decline in George's productivity. He carried the ball 42 times, mostly when Ohio State had a large lead late in games. Eddie George has been making the media rounds the last couple of weeks because he has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. 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. In 2001, George averaged just 2.98 per carry, the fourth lowest number in league history among running backs with more than 200 rushing attempts in a season. Quarterback Brett Favre, who retired as the National Football League’s all-time leader in nearly every passing category, along with wide receiver Terrell Owens, guard Alan Faneca and safety Lawyer Milloy headline a list of first-time eligible Modern Era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. He tied an NFL record when he recovered three fumbles in a game, Oct. 30, 1988 against Washington. The fourteenth overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers, he ranks 23rd in NFL history with 10,441 rushing yards compiled over nine seasons. 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 Co… Former Ohio State running back Eddie George talks about being selected to this year's Hall of Fame class. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment! [5] George won the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 1996, and was the Oilers/Titans' starting tailback through 2003, never missing a start. George was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011. Such choices are commonly made by high school football players hoping to improve their recruitment status with colleges, but for George it meant another year of the rigorous military lifestyle. Rookie cards, autographs and more. He was a member of the 1985 All-Rookie team, a first-team All-Pro in 1992 and a five-time Pro Bowler. Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is a former professional American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He … In 2008, George campaigned for Senator Barack Obama's presidential bid. He ran for better than 1,200 yards in each of his first five seasons and topped 1,000 yards rushing in seven of his first eight. Rushing Yards 10,441 . He was a three-time Pro Bowler and his 3,590 career rushing yards rank sixth among all quarterbacks since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. As a senior in the 1995 season, George rushed for a school record 1,927 yards and 24 touchdowns, an average of 148.23 yards per game, while also catching 47 passes for 417 yards and another score (George only caught 16 passes in his first three seasons). Before the Illinois game, George had carried the ball 25 times and scored 5 touchdowns, but he had only 12 more rushing attempts and no more touchdowns for the rest of the year. The modern-era nominees was eventually reduced to 15, and a panel of sportswriters gathered in Atlanta to vote for the Class of 2019 during Super Bowl week. Post-football, ... Ohio (Eddie George's Grille 27) near the Ohio State University campus.