Clifford Ivory (born August 1, 1975) is a former
cornerback
A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover Wide receiver, receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such Play from scrimmage, offensive running plays as sweep ...
in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL) with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
. He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 along with
Ed Berry
Ed Berry (born September 28, 1963) is a former defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and all-star in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
After playing at Utah State University, Berry was picked in the seventh round of the 1986 NF ...
and
Adrion Smith
Adrion "Pee Wee" Smith (born September 29, 1971) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years. Smith played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts from 1994–2005. He was a CFL All-Star four ti ...
, before
Byron Parker broke the record with his 6th interception return for a touchdown in 2007. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
References
External links
Toronto Argonauts bio
1975 births
Living people
Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Canadian football defensive backs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Players of American football from Thomasville, Georgia
Scottish Claymores players
Toronto Argonauts players
Troy Trojans football players
People from Quitman, Georgia
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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