Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
.jpg) Ivery playing for the Packers during the 1982 season | |||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | July 30, 1957 McDuffie County, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Thomson (GA) | ||||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||
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Early years through college edit
Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia. During the 1974 season, Ivery rushed for 1,710 yards.[1] He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team (1975–1978), and was an AP and UPI All-American in his senior season of 1978. Ivery was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[2] He finished eighth in the 1978 Heisman Trophy voting with 11 first place votes, 19 second place votes, 10 third place votes and 81 votes total.[3]
College statistics edit
| Legend | |
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| Led Independents | |
| Independent record | |
| Led the NCAA | |
| NCAA Record | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | School | Games | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
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| Team | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
| 1975 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 43 | 301 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 146 | 754 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 | |
| 1977 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 153 | 900 | 5.9 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 267 | 1,562 | 5.9 | 9 | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 1 | |
| Career | Georgia Tech | 44 | 609 | 3,517 | 5.8 | 22 | 27 | 406 | 15.0 | 2 | |
* Includes bowl games.
College records and honors edit
- NCAA single game highest average gain per rush-(Min. 26 rushes) - 13.7 vs. Air Force, Nov. 11, 1978[5]
- Division One single game rushing record- 356 yards vs. Air Force, Nov. 11, 1978
- Georgia Tech Football single season rushing yards leader- 1,562 yards[6]
- Georgia Tech 3rd in career (1975–78) rushing yards- 3,517 in 609 attempts and 22 TD.[7]
- Georgia Tech 4th in career all-purpose yards- 4,324
- Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (1983)[8]
Professional career edit
Ivery was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played for eight seasons as a running back with the Green Bay Packers. He was forced to retire after suffering a leg injury.
Life after football edit
Since 2000, Ivery has worked as assistant strength coach for Georgia Tech after completing a stint with the McDuffie County Board of Education and coaching at Thomson High School, where he played high school football. He completed his degree at Georgia Tech in 1992.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "1978 Heisman Trophy Voting".
- ^ "Eddie Lee Ivery college statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ List of NCAA football records (individual)#Rushing
- ^ "Georgia Tech Football History Database".
- ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Eddie Lee Ivery Named Assistant Strength Coach - the Official Athletic Site of the Atlantic Coast Conference". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-06.