Former All-Pro NFL running back Eddie George has found purpose performing in the Broadway musical, Chicago, in which the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner peppers his character, Billy Flynn, with his own personality traits.
Two weeks ago, Eddie George stood center stage, wearing a Steve McNair jersey as he overlooked a sea of fans that covered every inch of Nashville’s famed Broadway thoroughfare as the NFL Draft kicked off.
It has been three years since George made his Broadway debut. And yet, with each performance, the adrenaline hits albeit in a much different fashion than it once did. Before he takes his position on stage – especially after time has passed since his most recent performance“I’m always kind of leery of being in the right place at the right time saying the right thing,” George said Wednesday before a matinee performance at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theater.
George’s secret: Get out of the way and let the character do his thing which involves George singing the words, “I don’t care about expensive things/cashmere coats, diamond rings/ Don’t mean a thing/All I care about is love.” Initially, George found his confidence level to be at “absolute zero” before his acting coach, the late Anna Marie Franzella, convinced the 6-foot-3, 255-pound George that he possessed a singing voice that could be trained and enough talent for the stage that he could take his talents to the next level and who would make a great Billy Flynn.
who specializes in working with athletes in helping them manage not only their money but their well-being as well. He also has a landscaping business and other pursuits that he manages along his time on stage. Helping others is now where George finds his true value, but he also realizes that he must often heed his own advice when it comes to dealing with some of the emotions he has dealt with since his NFL career ended.
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