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Horace Ivory

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Horace Ivory
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1954-08-08) August 8, 1954 (age 70)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Worth (TX) Nolan
College:Oklahoma
NFL draft:1977 / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:351
Rushing yards:1,425
Rushing TDs:15
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.