Eddie Lee Ivery

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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 64)
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
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 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
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[]

  • 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[]

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 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2010-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2010-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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