Horace Ivory
Horace Orlando Ivory
Born: August 8, 1954
Fort Worth, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 197
College: Oklahoma
High School: Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1977-1982
Drafted: 1977 in Round 2, #44 overall by the New England Patriots
Horace Ivory played from 1977 to 1982 during his career with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Ivory ran for 1,425 yards in his career on 351 attempts, scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 471 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 141 | 693 | 4.9 | 28 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 143 | 522 | 3.7 | 52 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 42 | 111 | 2.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Totals | 351 | 1425 | 4.1 | 52 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 23 | 216 | 9.4 | 24 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 471 | 8.7 | 24 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 36 | 992 | 27.6 | 98 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 281 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 224 | 22.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 1696 | 24.2 | 98 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 3 |
| 1979 | NFL | New England Patriots | 11 | 9 |
| 1980 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 0 |
Honors
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
