Eddie Lee Ivery
American football player (born 1957)
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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).
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McDuffie County, Georgia, U.S.
Ivery with the Green Bay Packers in 1983 | |||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | July 30, 1957 McDuffie County, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Thomson (GA) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 1st round, 15th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Early life
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]
College career
He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 1975 to 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 | |
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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
- 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 was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft.[9] He played for eight seasons as a running back with the Green Bay Packers. He was forced to retire after suffering a leg injury.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1979 | GNB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 831 | 4.1 | 38 | 3 | 50 | 481 | 9.6 | 46 | 1 |
| 1981 | GNB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | GNB | 9 | 9 | 127 | 453 | 3.6 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 186 | 11.6 | 62 | 1 |
| 1983 | GNB | 8 | 8 | 86 | 340 | 4.0 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 1984 | GNB | 10 | 5 | 99 | 552 | 5.6 | 49 | 6 | 19 | 141 | 7.4 | 18 | 1 |
| 1985 | GNB | 15 | 10 | 132 | 636 | 4.8 | 34 | 2 | 28 | 270 | 9.6 | 24 | 2 |
| 1986 | GNB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 42 | 1 |
| 72 | 50 | 667 | 2,933 | 4.4 | 49 | 23 | 162 | 1,612 | 10.0 | 62 | 7 | ||
Playoffs
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.[10]