Bill George (American football coach)

Bill George
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Coast Guard
Conference NEFC
Record 5399
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999present Coast Guard
Head coaching record
Overall 5399
Bowls 01
Tournaments 11

Statistics

Bill George is an American football coach. He is the current head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, a position he has held since 1999. His two seasons were 2006 and 2007, with the Bears making the NEFC championship in both years and winning in 2006.[1] George made minor headlines in October 2013 for washing his players underwear during the federal government shutdown.[2] After the Coast Guard Academy defeated United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2014, George jumped into the Thames River.[3]

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. Eaton-Rob, Pat. "Coast Guard Game will go one despite furloughs". Associated Press. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. "Coach George Keeps Promise Jumps in Thames". Retrieved September 16, 2014.