Personal Life
George's mother changed her schedule as a flight attendant (at the request of Eddie's agent, Lamont Smith) to be in San Antonio for Eddie's signing of his first NFL contract on July 19, 1996. If she hadn't, she would have been aboard TWA Flight 800, which crashed shortly after takeoff two days earlier
He has son Jaire David George from a previous relationship. George is married to Tamara "Taj" Johnson, a member of the R&B group SWV and contestant on Survivor: Tocantins. Together they have son Eriq Michael George.
With partners, George has opened sports-theme restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee (Eddie George Sports Grille) across the Cumberland River from LP Field and in Columbus, Ohio (Eddie George's Grille 27) near the Ohio State University campus. George is also a principal of The Edge Group, a planning and landscape architecture firm of over 20 professionals.
In 1995, George's Heisman Trophy was damaged when he put it through an X-ray machine at a New York airport. On October 1, 2006, George was appointed spokesperson for Tennessee's GetFitTN program by Gov. Phil Bredesen. The initiative is aimed at the prevention of Type 2 diabetes and the promotion of healthier, more active lifestyles. On Saturday, April 28, 2007, George ran the Country Music Half Marathon (ending just outside LP Field) in an unofficial time of 2:04:08. He wore race number 27 during the race, just as he wore number 27 during his college and NFL careers. George later stated that completing the race was tougher than playing in the NFL. In 2008, George campaigned for Senator Barack Obama's presidential bid.
George graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, earning an MBA in the Executive MBA program.
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