| George Edwards | |
| Birth Place: | 1890 |
| Death Place: | June 10, 1972 (aged 81) |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Basketball |
| Player Years2: | 1910–1913 |
| Player Team2: | Missouri |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1914 |
| Coach Team2: | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Coach Years3: | 1917 |
| Coach Team3: | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1916–1917 |
| Coach Team5: | Kansas Wesleyan |
| Coach Years6: | 1926–1946 |
| Coach Team6: | Missouri |
| Coach Sport7: | Golf |
| Coach Years8: | 1926–1941 |
| Coach Team8: | Missouri |
| Admin Years1: | 1942–1944 |
| Admin Team1: | Missouri (SID) |
| Admin Years2: | 1943–1945 |
| Admin Team2: | Missouri |
| Overall Record: | 4–11 (football) 188–178 (basketball) |
| Tournament Record: | Basketball 1–1 (NCAA) |
| Championships: | Basketball 3 Big Six (1930, 1939, 1940) |
George R. Edwards (1890 – June 10, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and golf coach and college athletics administrator. He was the fourth head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for two seasons, in 1914 and again in 1917, and compiling a record of 4–11.[1] He was the head basketball coach at the University of Missouri from 1926 to 1946. He coached Missouri to a 181–172 record, winning three Big Six Conference championships and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as Missouri's athletic director from 1943 to 1945. Edwards grew up in Palmyra, Missouri. He died on June 10, 1972, at the age of 81, Columbia, Missouri. He was inducted into the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]