Ivey Shiver Explained

School:Georgia Bulldogs
Birth Date:22 January 1907
Birth Place:Sylvester, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:189
Currentnumber:26
Currentposition:End
Pastschools:Georgia (1927)
Highlights:
Ivey Shiver
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 January 1907
Birth Place:Sylvester, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 14
Debutyear:1931
Debutteam:Detroit Tigers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 13
Finalyear:1934
Finalteam:Cincinnati Reds
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.191
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:6
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Ivey Merwin Shiver (January 22, 1907 – August 31, 1972), nicknamed "Chick", was an American football and baseball player. He was an end for the Georgia Bulldogs football team in college, and later an outfielder in Major League Baseball.[1] He played in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds,[2] and for several teams in the Minor Leagues.[3] Shiver was captain of the Georgia "dream and wonder team" of 1927,[4] selected All-Southern and All-American that same year.[5] [6] He was a renowned punter.[7] He left baseball and the San Diego Padres after 1936 to coach football in Savannah.[8] This left a spot for Ted Williams.[9] He was the athletic director and head coach at Armstrong Junior College from 1937 to 1941,[10] and won a state title at Savannah High School in 1942, where he coached from 1941 to 1952.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shivar was a football and baseball star at UGA. 15 March 2017 .
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shiveiv01.shtml "Ivey Shiver Statistics and History"
  3. Web site: Ivey Shiver Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Team Captains. 2014-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211084631/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082408aaa.html. 2014-12-11. dead.
  5. News: Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection. November 27, 1927. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  6. http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1927/di1927-12-11.pdf
  7. http://onlineathens.com/stories/110509/foo_512633039.shtml#.Wf4fo2hSy1s
  8. Book: Ted Williams: A Baseball Life. 4 November 2017. U of Nebraska Press. 978-0803293083. Google Books.
  9. Book: Nowlin, Bill. The Kid: Ted Williams in San Diego. 4 November 2017. Rounder Records. 9781579400941. Google Books.
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-04 . 2017-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055311/http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/football/ivy_m_shiver_jr.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: Ivy "Chick" Shiver - GHSFHA. ghsfha.org.