George W. Mans Jr. (January 31, 1940 – December 20, 2017) was an American college football player and coach and politician.
He had that Ohio State background and said that in order to compete in the Big 10, we had to get tougher (with) practices, off-season conditioning and coaching.
"[10] In February 1974, Mans was hired as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University,[11] where he remained for the 1974 and 1975 seasons.
"[13] According to one newspaper report, Mans resigned "when it became apparent that EMU would place a greater emphasis on basketball, hiring former Detroit Pistons Coach Ray Scott.
[17][18] He ran an unsuccessful race for a seat in the Michigan State Senate in 2002, losing to Republican Bruce Patterson by a margin of 52,444 votes to 39,338.
[21][22][23] Mans also served as the chairman of the board of directors for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge[24] and has been active in efforts to develop the 400-acre (1.6 km2) Humbug Marsh[25] in Gibraltar, Michigan into a tourist destination.