Ivory Sully
| Date of birth: | June 20, 1957 |
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| Place of birth: | Salisbury, Maryland |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Cornerback |
| College: | Delaware |
Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1979-1984 1985-1986 1987 |
Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Detroit Lions |
Career stats | |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Ivory Sully (born 1957) is a retired American football player.
Sully grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, and played high school football there at Leonia High School.[1] Undrafted as a running back from Division II Delaware, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Rams, who moved him to safety. There, he was a 1984 Pro Bowl alternate as a special teams player, although the presence of safeties Johnnie Johnson and Nolan Cromwell relegated him to backup status.[2] He was named the Outstanding Special Teams Player of the Year with the Los Angeles Rams five times (1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, and 1984). He was a member of the 1979 NFC Champions, Los Angeles Rams and played in Super Bowl XIV. He was a co-captain of the 1981 and 1982 Los Angeles Rams. He is a member of the University of Delaware Sports Hall of Fame. With a pronounced resemblance to Omar Sharif, he played bit parts in several movies and television shows while playing in Los Angeles.[3]
References
- ↑ Pro football, The Record (Bergen County), September 14, 2003. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ↑ Flanagan, Mike. "Sully". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. 29 Aug 1985
- ↑ Flanagan, Mike. "Ron Holmes gets his first start: is he ready to show his stuff?". St. Petersburg Evening Independent. 14 Sep 1985