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George Teague
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| George Teague | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 18, 1971 |
| Place of birth | Lansing, Michigan |
| Position(s) | DB |
| College | Alabama |
| NFL Draft | 1993 / Round 1 / Pick 29 |
| Team(s) | |
| 1993-1995 1996 1997 1998-2001 |
Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys |
George Teague (born February 18, 1971 in Lansing, MI) is a former player in the National Football League.
He is famous for an incident in a game against the San Francisco 49ers on September 24, 2000 when he was a safety for the Dallas Cowboys. In that game, Terrell Owens of the 49ers caught his second touchdown pass of the game and ran to the star at midfield to celebrate as he had on his previous touchdown. Teague struck Owens from behind during his celebration. In addition to the Dallas Cowboys, Teague also played for the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins, and holds the record for longest interception return in the playoffs at 102 yards.
Teague is also noted for a play as a college athlete in the 1993 Sugar Bowl as a player for the University of Alabama football team, when he raced downfield and caught up with sprinting University of Miami wide receiver Lamar Thomas and stripped the ball from him in full stride, this became known as "The Strip" to Alabama fans. Although the play was called back on a holding penalty against Alabama, Miami would have declined the penalty and kept the touchdown if not for Teague's legendary play. The penalty sometimes leads to confusion about the importance of the play.
In 2002, he started the George Teague & Friends Foundation, a charity organization comprised of many former University Of Alabama football players.
George Teague now coaches high school football at Harvest Christian Academy in Watauga, Texas. He is also taking online classes at the United States Sports Academy to complete his bachelor's degree in sports coaching.
- Chris Berman use to refer to George Teague as "Iced Teague",during highlights
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