George Cortez

George Cortez (born February 11, 1951) is a gridiron football coach who has spent most of his coaching career with in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was notably the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2012 season. He attended Texas A&M University.

George Cortez
Born: (1951-02-11) February 11, 1951
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Running backs coach
Career history
As coach
1979–1982Rice (OLC)
1984–1985Montreal Concordes (RBC)
1986Montreal Alouettes (DLC)
1987–1989Lamar (OLC/RBC)
1990–1991Ottawa Rough Riders (STC/DLC)
1992–1994Calgary Stampeders (OLC)
1995–1996SMU (QC)
1997Calgary Stampeders (SC)
1998–2001Calgary Stampeders (OC/QC)
2002–2005California (OC/QC)
2006Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC)
2007–2009Calgary Stampeders (OC)
2010–2011Buffalo Bills (QC)
2012Hamilton Tiger-Cats (HC/OC)
2013–2014Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC)
2015BC Lions (OC)
2020Calgary Stampeders (RBC)
Honours5x Grey Cup champion – (1992, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2013)

Coaching career

Cortez's coaching career began in 1979 where he was the offensive line coach for the Rice Owls of Rice University. He began his CFL coaching career with the Montreal Concordes in 1984 as the running backs coach. He later served as an assistant coach for the Ottawa Rough Riders, Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions.[1] He was hired as the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2012, but was fired after a 6-12 finish.[2]

Cortez was hired as the running backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders for the 2020 season, which was eventually cancelled, and was not retained for 2021 due to the new league-imposed salary cap.[3][4]

Head coaching record
TeamYearRegular SeasonPost Season
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostResult
HAM2012 6120.3334th in East Division--Failed to Qualify
Total 6120.3330 Division
Championships		000 Grey Cups

References
  1. "Cortez headlines Tedford's new-look coaching staff". Canadian Football League. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. "Tiger-Cats fire head coach George Cortez". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 11, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. "Stampeders announce 2020 football staff". Canadian Football League. January 16, 2020.
  4. "Calgary Stampeders reduce coaching staff amid pandemic economic pain". CKOM. November 17, 2020.
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