George started playing for Philadelphia in it’s earliest days in 1961. He played until the early ‘70s when he left the club due to his desire to coach. Philadelphia already had coaches Ben Spillard and later Joe Reagan so George joined Whitemarsh who needed a coach. It was not long before he was appointed coach of the EPRU. His coaching ability was quickly noticed by everyone in the United States community, and in 1978 he was on the sidelines as assistant coach for the United States Eagles, when they won their first international match over Canada. Head coach was the late Ken Wood also an ex Philadelphia RFC player and Captained by Clarence Culpepper another Philly man.
George guided Whitemarsh to many successful seasons, then was named head coach when Philadelphia and Whitemarsh merged in 1985. Over the past 20 years, George has given an enormous amount of time and dedication to his players, club and United States Rugby. He has coached many of Eastern Rugby Union’s Select Side teams, at the College, Junior and senior levels. He has been assistant coach on many of the US Eagles’ tours and try out camps. In 1987, George was named head coach of the Eagles’ tour to Wales. He accompanied the Unite States Maccabiah Team on their trip to Israel, in 1993, guiding the team to four wins and a trip to the finals against South Africa.
A review of what George has done for US Rugby over the last 12 months, gives and idea of his level of commitment. He coached the club’s 1996 Spring and Fall season, almost never missing a practice or game. In August he was assistant coach for the Collegiate All-Americans on their tour of Australia. George also spent a week at Camp Lejune, as a special coach to the Marine Corps select side. Throughout 1996 he participated as a coach at try-out camps for the Eagles, as well as regional select sides. He was assistant coach with the Eagles on their tour of Wales in January.
During the tribute to George, many former players and people in the Rugby community came to speak including Ben Spillard, Smedley Sharp, Rob Farley, John Dyduck, Clark DeLeon, the Sianos and Coadys, The last lines of Smedley’s poem summed it up. "So we hold up our glasses, you deserve to be toasted. If we didn’t respect you, you wouldn’t get roasted. The evening ended as the club presented a plaque to George, "The Coach".