George Robert Burman (born December 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Northwestern University and was drafted in the 15th round of the 1964 NFL Draft. George Berman, after receiving an MBA and a PHD in economics from the University of Chicago in the NFL offseason, held various executive positions in the energy industry before becoming Dean of the Business School of Syracuse University.