Remembering George Foreman's own sitcom (with a future Emmy winner)

It is quite clear that Foreman's celebrity went beyond boxing fans, and even sports fans. Sure, what one might think of first is the George Foreman Grill, but he permeated the culture beyond that. Back in 1976, when the only person to ever beat Foreman in a boxing match was Muhammad Ali, Foreman appeared as himself in an episode of the hit sitcom "Sanford & Son."

In the 2010s, Foreman was one of the celebrities of a certain age that starred in the reality show "Better Late Than Never." The boxer featured alongside Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler, and William Shatner doing, well, stuff like this:

What you may not know, though, is that in the 1990s George Foreman starred in a sitcom called "George." Do note that we did not say there was a sitcom based on Foreman's life. No, he starred in a network sitcom.

At least ABC didn't ask Foreman to stretch. On "George," he played George Foster, a retired boxer running an after-school program for troubled youths. A couple episodes of the show are available to watch on YouTube from low-quality uploads if you want to gawk. Spoiler alert: It wasn't a good show. Nine episode aired from November 1993 through January 1994. 

There is one remarkable thing about "George," other than its existence. One of Foreman's costars was Sheryl Lee Ralph, who has since gone on to win an Emmy for her work on "Abbott Elementary."

What did Foreman do after his sitcom ended. Naturally, he went back to boxing and became world champion again at the age of 45. He beat Michael Moorer in Las Vegas in November 1994. Foreman would box a few more times until losing his final bout, which came when he was 48. He never got back to acting, though he was on The Masked Singer once.

Boxing champion. Grill shiller. Sitcom star. Venus flytrap. George Foreman. He did it all.