1. Raymond Edward George was an American football player and coach.
15 Facts About Raymond George
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Raymond George played college football at the University of Southern California and professionally in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Raymond George served three stints as an assistant football coach at his alma mater, USC.
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Raymond George played college football at the University of Southern California as a tackle under Hall of Fame coach Howard Jones from 1936 to 1938.
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In 1939, Raymond George was the second USC player ever drafted by an NFL team; he taken by the Detroit Lions as the 87th overall pick.
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Raymond George played two years of professional football, in 1939 with the Lions and in 1940 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Raymond George returned from the service to USC where he acted as a line coach from 1946 to 1950.
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Raymond George was head coach from 1951 until the completion of the 1953 season.
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Raymond George's teams produced a total record of 12 wins, 14 losses, and 4 ties.
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Raymond George persuaded to return to coaching by USC head coach Don Clark in 1958.
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For five years, Raymond George served as John McKay's senior assistant, where he was a part of the 1962 championship team.
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Raymond George retired after the championship, reentering the private business realm and serving as vice president of sales for Transamerica Title Insurance Company for six years.
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Raymond George returned to USC again in January 1971, this time as both an assistant athletic director and assistant football coach.
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Raymond George was an assistant on both the 1972 and 1974 national championship teams before focusing solely on working as an assistant athletic director, retiring from that position in 1985.
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Raymond George died on January 12,1995, at age 78, of complications from a stroke, in Costa Mesa, California.