Eddie Lee Ivery
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Ivery playing for the Packers during the 1982 season
No. 40
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1957-07-30) July 30, 1957 (age 66)
McDuffie County, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Thomson (GA)
College:Georgia Tech
NFL Draft:1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:2,933
Rushing average:4.4
Rushing TDs:23
Ivery (40) rushing the ball against the Cardinals in the 1982 NFC First Round Playoff game.

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, 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

Legend
Led Independents
Independent record
Led the NCAA
NCAA Record
Bold Career high
College rushing & receiving statistics* [4]
Season School Games Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
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

Professional career

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

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

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-11-15.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  3. ^ "1978 Heisman Trophy Voting".
  4. ^ "Eddie Lee Ivery college statistics". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ List of NCAA football records (individual)#Rushing
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Football History Database".
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  9. ^ "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.
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