| Bill George | |
| Player Years1: | 1976–1979 |
| Player Team1: | Ithaca |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1982–1983 |
| Coach Team1: | Ithaca (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1984 |
| Coach Team2: | Princeton (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Ohio State (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987–1989 |
| Coach Team4: | West Point Prep (NY) (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1990–1998 |
| Coach Team5: | Ithaca (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1999–2019 |
| Coach Team6: | Coast Guard |
| Overall Record: | 75–126 |
| Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
| Championships: | 2 NEFC Bogan Division (2006–2007) |
Bill George is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from 1999 to 2019, compiling a record of 75–126. His two best seasons were 2006 and 2007, with the Bears making the New England Football Conference (NEFC) championship in both years.[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] On November 12, 2019, George announced he was retiring from coaching in order "to do some things."[4]
George is the author of a book “Home Fields,” published in 2023, which is part memoir and part historical fiction, the compelling story of his father’s childhood during World War II-era Myers, N.Y.