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Eddie Lee Ivery, 1986
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Running back, Georgia Tech, to 1978

Eddie Lee Ivery

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Eddie Lee Ivery played running back at Georgia Tech (to 1978). He finished eighth in the 1978 Heisman vote. The Green Bay Packers took Ivery in the first round, No. 15 overall in the 1979 NFL Draft.

Heisman vote
8th
In the 1978 vote
Drafted
No. 15
Overall, 1979 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

All-America: AP second team 1978; UPI second team 1978

The teams in those years

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