Background
Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia.
Ivery was born in McDuffie County, Georgia.
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.
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 Technical Yellow Jackets football team (1975–1978), and was an Associated Press and United Press International All-American in his senior season of 1978.
Ivery was inducted into the Georgia Technical Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.
College records and honors
National Collegiate Athletic Association single game highest average gain per rush-(Minister 26 rushes) - 13.7 versus Air Force, November 11, 1978
Division One single game rushing record- 356 yards versus
Air Force, November 11, 1978
Georgia Technical Football single season rushing yards leader- 1,562 yards
Georgia Technical 3rd in career (1975-1978) rushing yards- 3,517 in 609 attempts and 22 Territorial Decoration. Georgia Technical 4th in career all-purpose yards- 4,324
Georgia Technical Athletics Hall of Fame (1983)
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 Technical 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 Technical in 1992.