Coaching career
Cortez's coaching career began in 1979 where he was the offensive line coach for the Rice Owls football, Rice Owls of Rice University. He began his CFL coaching career with the Montreal Alouettes, 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. He was hired as the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, 2012, but was fired after a 6-12 finish. Cortez was hired as the running backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders for the 2020 CFL season, 2020 season, which was eventually cancelled, and was not retained for 2021 due to the new league-imposed salary cap.Head coaching record
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{{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