Horace Ivory | |
Number: | 23, 32 |
Position: | Running back |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1954 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lbs: | 197 |
High School: | Fort Worth (TX) Nolan |
College: | Oklahoma |
Draftyear: | 1977 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 44 |
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Statlabel1: | Rushing attempts |
Statvalue1: | 351 |
Statlabel2: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue2: | 1,425 |
Statlabel3: | Rushing TDs |
Statvalue3: | 15 |
Pfr: | IvorHo00 |
Horace Orlando Ivory (born August 8, 1954) is an American former professional football running back in the NFL from 1977 through 1982. He attended Nolan Catholic High School from 1968 to 1972 where he was a TCIL All-State running back. He was offered a football scholarship to Notre Dame University but for academic reasons, went to Navarro Junior College before transferring to the University of Oklahoma for his junior and senior seasons.
Ivory was a member of two national championship teams while at Oklahoma.
He was named to the NFL All-Pro team as a kick returner after the 1980 season with the New England Patriots.