Ivy Joe Hunter (born November 16, 1966) is a former professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

fullback who played three seasons in the

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(NFL) for the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots. He played high school football at

Buchholz High School F. W. Buchholz High School (commonly referred to as Buchholz (pronounced ) or BHS) is a high school in Gainesville, Florida, United States. Buchholz is one of seven high schools in Alachua County. Opened in January 1971, it is the largest public ...

in Gainesville, Florida and college football at

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. Hunter was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the

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, where he played for two years accumulatin
100 yards rushing

References

1966 births Living people Players of American football from Gainesville, Florida American football running backs Buchholz High School alumni Kentucky Wildcats football players Indianapolis Colts players New England Patriots players {{runningback-1960s-stub