George R. Cole (February 24, 1906 – January 24, 1978) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.

[citation needed] After graduating from Arkansas, Cole coached high school football at Warren High School, then moved to College of the Ozarks (now University of the Ozarks).

After 1942, he left Arkansas to serve in World War II.

He served in various on-field capacities as a coach, recruiter, and scout until he moved to administrative work in 1958.

[2][4] Cole was selected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1963, and, in 1974, he was selected to the Collegiate Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.