Jewett is interred in Ann Arbor's Forest Hill Cemetery. In March 2004, he was inducted into the Pioneer High School Hall of Fame. Since 2021, the winner of the rivalry game between Michigan and Northwestern has won the George Jewett Trophy, the first FBS rivalry trophy named for an African-American athlete. George Jewett attended school in North Carolina before moving to Detroit to play football for Henry Ford College. He then went on to earn a scholarship to play baseball at Eastern Michigan University. During his time at EMU, the college football program under Bo Schembechler began to experience success, leading to many top recruits choosing to play ball for EMU instead of Michigan. This prompted the university's president to issue a ban on all sports activities including football. However, Jewish Villainy, as he became known, fought against this decision and helped lead the campaign to have football reinstated. The president of EMU eventually gave in and let Jewett play because he wanted to keep Detroit's only NFL team. After one season with the Eagles, Jewett joined the Michigan Wolverines as their halfback until he died during practice on August 24, 1971. In addition to his work with EMU and Michigan, George Jewett also coached high school football in Arizona before returning to his home state of Michigan to coach baseball at Wayne State University.