eddie george the former football player whose nfl career took him from houston to tennessee to dallas. his new career has taken him to new york, the city, and "chicago" the play. here's jim axelrod. >> is everybody here, hit it. >> while former football star eddie george is no stranger to the spot light. >> i don't care about expensive things, cash mere coats, diamond rings. >> it's a very different stage sthan where he first made his name 21 years ago winning the heisman trophy before a nine-year all-pro nfl career. >> i didn't come to this earth just to say i played football nine years, won a heisman trophy and die. >> he caught the theater bug and started from the ground up. >> how's your foot work. >> foot work is nice, man, i got good feet. >> drama classes, voice lessons and shakespeare in his hometown of nashville before auditioning for broadway. >> what was important for me was that the ensemble didn't look at me as a gimmick, some guy athlete that wanted to do broadway. >> no vanity project. >> no vanity project here. is this is perfectly understandable >> this is not just bo
