George Gerhard "Babe" Ruetz (September 23, 1893 – May 24, 1927) was a professional football coach in the National Football League (NFL) for the Racine Legion.
In June 1922 George traveled to Canton, Ohio and made a $100.00 payment to secure the Legion franchise in the newly formed NFL.
Outside of football, George owned and operated a grocery store in Racine.
He scheduled the Legion's very first NFL game, played against the Chicago Bears.
George's son, Howard, would go on to play for the Green Bay Packers from 1951–1953.