Rick McIvor

Rick E. McIvor (born September 26, 1960) is a former American football player. He played quarterback for the Texas Longhorns and the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals.

A native of Fort Davis, Texas, McIvor prepped at Fort Stockton High School. He arrived in Austin, Texas, in 1979, where he became part of an array of Texas Longhorns quarterbacks, besides Mark McBath and Ted Constanzo. Blessed with exceptional arm strength, the 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) McIvor became a regular starter in 1981, but his job was in danger after a disastrous 42-11 loss to Arkansas in week 5 of the season.^[1] He finally lost his position to walk-on Robert Brewer midway through a game vs. Houston, which Texas was trailing by 14 at one point, but eventually closed with a 14-14 tie due to Brewer's efforts.^[2]

McIvor redshirted in 1982, because Todd Dodge, regarded as a high school phenom, arrived on campus. He tried to compete for the starting quarterback position with Dodge and Rob Moerschell again in 1983. Coach Fred Akers eventually used all three of them in rotation. After graduation, McIvor was selected 80th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1984 NFL Draft. He went on to play two seasons in the NFL, but only threw four incomplete passes (no completion) in 6 games overall.

Today, McIvor is the current Sheriff of Jeff Davis County, Texas.

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