Eddie Lee Ivery

No. 40

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Date of birth:

July 30, 1957 (age 59)

Place of birth:

McDuffie County, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

210 lb (95 kg)

Career information

College:

Georgia Tech

NFL Draft:

1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1979–1986)

Career highlights and awards

AP All-American (1978)
Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1983)
8th place Heisman voting (1978)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	2,933
Rushing average:	4.4
Rushing TDs:	23

Rushing yards:	2,933
Rushing average:	4.4
Rushing TDs:	23

Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional American football player.

Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia. During the 1974 season he rushed for 1,710 yards. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football 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 Heisman Trophy voting with 11 first place votes, 19 second place votes, 10 third place votes and 81 votes total.

Ivery played for eight seasons as a running back with the Green Bay Packers. He was forced to retire after suffering a leg injury.

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.

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