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George Peoples

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · RB

George Peoples recorded 32 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

0.8

rush yds/gm

0.0

rec yds/gm

3

playoff games

32

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to George Peoples's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1982
W
DALLASCOWBOYS
WSH
JAN 22, 1983

Dallas Cowboys vs WSH

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 1983

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Divisional Round
1982
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 16, 1983

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 1983

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Wild Card
1982
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1982
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 1982

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1982

22 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 9, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

2 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from George Peoples's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 22 rushing yards

Regular Season
1982
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 1982

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1982

22 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped George Peoples's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1988

01
DALPEOPLES—George Peoples
DALWHITE11Danny White
DALDORSETT33Tony Dorsett

Repeated near misses precede a historic teardown

Dallas Cowboys · The final Landry teams

Dallas reached three straight NFC title games before an aging roster declined and new ownership ended Landry's 29-year tenure.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

02
NEPEOPLES—George Peoples
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBPEOPLES—George Peoples
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons32 career games24 career rushing yardsJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1982Most recent: Dec 22, 1985

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history