Ivory Sully
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Salisbury, Maryland, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | June 20, 1957 Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Leonia (Leonia, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Delaware | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: undrafted | ||||||||
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Ivory Sully (born June 20, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).
Sully grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, and played high school football there at Leonia High School.[1] Undrafted as a running back from Division II Delaware, he was a co-captain of the 1981 and 1982 Los Angeles Rams. He is a member of the University of Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. With a pronounced resemblance to Omar Sharif, he played bit parts in several movies and television shows while playing in Los Angeles.[2]
By the time Sully graduated in 1975, he had a multitude of awards and trophies, including: All State Tennis Champion, All State Track Champion, Boy's State (New Jersey) Leadership Representative of Leonia H.S., Weringer Award for School's Best Athlete, and selected to the All Century Football Team by the Bergen Record newspaper.[3]
College
Sully was named Honorary Captain for the University of Delaware.[4]