# Eddie Lee Ivery

Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

## Early life

Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia. He played high school football at Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia. During the 1974 season, Ivery rushed for 1,710 yards.

## College career

He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 1975 to 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 eighth in the 1978 Heisman Trophy voting with 11 first place votes, 19 second place votes, 10 third place votes and 81 votes total.

### College statistics

Legend :
| | Led Independents |
| | Independent record |
| | Led the NCAA |
| | NCAA Record |
| Bold | Career high |
College rushing & receiving statistics* :
| Season | School | Games | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Team | Team | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| 1975 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 43 | 301 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 146 | 754 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 153 | 900 | 5.9 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 267 | 1,562 | 5.9 | 9 | 20 | 238 | 11.9 | 1 |
| Career | Georgia Tech | 44 | 609 | 3,517 | 5.8 | 22 | 27 | 406 | 15.0 | 2 |
* 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 running back with the Green Bay Packers. He was forced to retire after suffering a leg injury.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 1979 | GNB | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 831 | 4.1 | 38 | 3 | 50 | 481 | 9.6 | 46 | 1 |
| 1981 | GNB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | GNB | 9 | 9 | 127 | 453 | 3.6 | 32 | 9 | 16 | 186 | 11.6 | 62 | 1 |
| 1983 | GNB | 8 | 8 | 86 | 340 | 4.0 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 17 | 1 |
| 1984 | GNB | 10 | 5 | 99 | 552 | 5.6 | 49 | 6 | 19 | 141 | 7.4 | 18 | 1 |
| 1985 | GNB | 15 | 10 | 132 | 636 | 4.8 | 34 | 2 | 28 | 270 | 9.6 | 24 | 2 |
| 1986 | GNB | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 42 | 1 |
| | | 72 | 50 | 667 | 2,933 | 4.4 | 49 | 23 | 162 | 1,612 | 10.0 | 62 | 7 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 1982 | GNB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 1 |
| | | 2 | 2 | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 1 |

## 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.