George Cortez (born February 11, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas) is the former head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. His coaching career began in 1979 where he was the offensive line coach for the Rice Owls of Rice University. In terms of professional football, he has also coached in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes/Concordes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Calgary Stampeders, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He attended Texas A&M University.