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Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional American football player.

Eddie Lee Ivery
Ivery playing for the Packers during the 1982 season
No. 40
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1957-07-30) July 30, 1957 (age 65)
McDuffie County, Georgia
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
  • Green Bay Packers (1979–1986)
Career highlights and awards
  • George Halas Award (1983)
  • AP All-American (1978)
  • Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1983)
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.
Ivery (40) rushing the ball against the Cardinals in the 1982 NFC First Round Playoff game.

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 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
1975Georgia Tech11433017.010000
1976Georgia Tech111467545.2647518.80
1977Georgia Tech111539005.9639331.01
1978Georgia Tech112671,5625.992023811.91
CareerGeorgia Tech446093,5175.8222740615.02

* 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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