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Running back, Ohio State, 1992–95
Eddie George
- Born
- Sep 24, 1973, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Eddie George played running back at Ohio State (1992–95). He won the 1995 Heisman Trophy, the 1995 Doak Walker Award, the 1995 Maxwell Award and the 1995 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1995. The Houston Oilers took George in the first round, No. 14 overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
At a glance
Honors
- 1995Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2011College Football Hall of Fame
- 1995Doak Walker Award
- 1995Maxwell Award
- 1995Walter Camp Award
- 1995Chic Harley Award
- 1995Jim Brown Trophy
- 1995Consensus All‑American
- 1995Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
- 1995Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1995First-team All-Big Ten
- 1995National leader in points (144)
- 1995National leader in points per game (12.0)
- 1995National leader in rushing touchdowns (24)
- 1996Best College Football Player ESPY Award
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1993
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 1992 | 37 | 176 | 4.8 | 5 | |||
| 1993 | 42 | 223 | 5.3 | 3 | |||
| 1994 | 276 | 1,442 | 5.2 | 12 | 16 | 117 | 0 |
| 1995 | 328 | 1,927 | 5.9 | 24 | 47 | 417 | 1 |
| Career | 683 | 3,768 | 44 | 63 | 534 | 1 | |
From the college statistics table in George’s Wikipedia article (Eddie George, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 1996 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 238 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 4 (1997–2000) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2000 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1999
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2000; AP second team 1999; Pro Football Writers first team 2000.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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