1986 Jeno's Pizza - 16 - Eddie Lee Ivery

Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional

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player.

Early years through college

Ivery was born in

McDuffie County, Georgia McDuffie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,632. The county seat is Thomson. The county was created on October 18, 1870 and named after the South Carolina governor and senator ...

. He played high school football at

Thomson High School Thomson High School is a public high school located in Thomson, Georgia, Thomson, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is the only high school in the McDuffie County School District. Demographics *White, 44.93% *Black, 51.68% *Hispan ...

Thomson, Georgia Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city in McDuffie County, Georgia, McDuffie County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 6,778 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of McDuffie County. Thomson's nicknam ...

. During the 1974 season he rushed for 1,710 yards. He played college football for the

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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. He finished 8th in the 1978

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voting with 11 first place votes, 19 second place votes, 10 third place votes and 81 votes total.

College statistics

* 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 *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 *Georgia Tech 3rd in career (1975–78) rushing yards- 3,517 in 609 attempts and 22 TD. *Georgia Tech 4th in career all-purpose yards- 4,324 *Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (1983)

Professional career

Ivery was selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played for eight seasons as a

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with the

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. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivery, Eddie Lee 1957 births Living people People from McDuffie County, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American football running backs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Green Bay Packers players People from Thomson, Georgia