1955, Little was one of five coaches (along with Bernie Bierman, Wallace Wade, Matty Bell, and Eddie N. Robinson) inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was inducted as a coach but also "due to his work in organizing the Hall of Fame and serving as executive secretary." In February 1957, Little died at age 67 from uremia at Middlesex General Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Little's funeral service was held at Kirkpatrick Chapel on Rutgers campus; he was buried at Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania. Since his death, several posthumous honors have been bestowed on Little, including the following: On November 2, 1957, Rutgers held a ceremony honoring Little at halftime of Rutgers' Hall of Fame football game. A bronze plaque was installed at the entrance to Rutgers Stadium's west stands stating: "This tablet is placed in memory of George Edkin Little, 1889-1957, Director of Athletics, 1932-1953, whose imprint upon the physical facilities of Rutgers athletics was matched only by his impact upon the lives of the young men whom he coached and taught." In 1964, Little was inducted into the Ohio Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1965, Rutgers established the George E. Little Memorial Award along with a trophy in the form of winged victory. The award was awarded to the Rutgers team that achieved national recognition for outstanding achievement or to an athlete who won a national championship. In 1976, Little was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1988, Little was one of the inaugural inductees into the Rutgers Athletic Hall of Fame. He was hailed at the time as "the father of Rutgers Stadium." Head coaching record Football See also List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure References External links 1889 births 1957 deaths American football guards Cincinnati Bearcats football coaches Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coaches Miami RedHawks athletic directors Miami RedHawks baseball coaches Miami RedHawks football coaches Miami RedHawks men's basketball coaches Michigan Wolverines athletic directors Michigan Wolverines football coaches Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops football players Rutgers Scarlet Knights athletic directors Wisconsin Badgers athletic directors Wisconsin Badgers football coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences alumni American military personnel of World War I Players of American football from Washington, D.C. Coaches of American football from Washington, D.C. Baseball coaches from Washington, D.C. Basketball