No. 31 | |
Running back | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Date of birth: | February 7, 1949|
Place of birth: Gainesville, Florida | |
Date of death: September 2, 2005 | (aged 56)|
Place of death: Jacksonville Beach, Florida | |
High School: Coral Gables (FL) | |
Career information | |
College: Florida State | |
NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 10 / Pick: 256 | |
Debuted in 1971 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Last played in 1974 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Career history | |
* Philadelphia Eagles ( 1971– 1975) | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Rushing att–yards | 60–186 |
Receptions–yards | 28–194 |
Touchdowns | 2 |
Stats at NFL.com |
George Thomas Bailey (February 7, 1949 – September 2, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League. He was a 10th round selection (256th overall pick) in the 1971 NFL Draft out of Florida State University. He played four seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1974). After his professional football career, Bailey came into success as a top executive in the consumer products industry, the wholesale pharmaceutical industry,and eventually started his own successful IPO and corporation consulting firm. George (Tom) raised two children; Erin and Thomas with his wife Susan O'Shea Bailey in the Dallas, Texas area for the majority of his life. He died on September 2, 2005 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida due to a massive heart attack. Bailey held and still holds some of the best records for Florida State University as a running back, remaining one of the top running backs in Florida State University history.
This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help The American Football Database by expanding it. |