| Date of birth: | July 30, 1957 |
| Place of birth: | McDuffie County, Georgia |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | RB |
| College: | Georgia Tech |
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 1 |
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| As player: | |
| 1979-1986 | Green Bay Packers |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional American football player.
Early years through college[]
Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia. During the 1974 season he 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 8th 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 records and honors[]
- NCAA single game highest average gain per rush-(Min. 26 rushes) - 13.7 vs. Air Force, Nov. 11, 1978 [4]
- 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 [5]
- Georgia Tech 3rd in career (1975–78) rushing yards- 3,517 in 609 attempts and 22 TD.[6]
- Georgia Tech 4th in career all-purpose yards- 4,324 [7]
- Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (1983)[8]
Professional career[]
Ivery 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[]
Since 2000 Ivery has worked as assistant strength coach for Georgia Tech after completing a stint with the McDuffie 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[]
- ↑ http://thomsonfootball.com/records.php
- ↑ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html#fbc
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1978.html
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_records_(individual)#Rushing
- ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/georgiatech_database.htm
- ↑ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/indivcareerlead.html
- ↑ 4,324
- ↑ http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html#fbc
- ↑ http://www.theacc.com/genrel/071100aab.html
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