George Cortez (born February 11, 1951) is a

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(CFL). He was notably the head coach for the

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during the 2012 season. He attended

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Coaching career

Cortez's coaching career began in 1979 where he was the

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for the

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. He began his CFL coaching career with the

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in 1984 as the

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. He later served as an assistant coach for the

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, and

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. He was hired as the

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for the

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, but was fired after a 6-12 finish. 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.

Head coaching record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cortez, George 1951 births Living people Buffalo Bills coaches BC Lions coaches Calgary Stampeders coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches Lamar Cardinals football coaches Montreal Alouettes coaches Ottawa Rough Riders coaches Rice Owls football coaches Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches SMU Mustangs football coaches Texas A&M University alumni Sportspeople from Port Arthur, Texas