Pop Ivy

Pop Ivy
No. 7, 22, 51, 42
Candid black and white head and shoulders photograph of Ivy wearing a dark suit and looking down slightly
Ivy in 1961
Date of birth(1916-01-25)January 25, 1916
Place of birthSkiatook, Oklahoma, U.S.
Date of deathMay 17, 2003(2003-05-17) (aged 87)
Place of deathNorman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)End
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
US collegeOklahoma
NFL draft1940 / round: 4 / pick: 27
Drafted byPittsburgh Steelers
Career history
As coach
1948–1953Oklahoma (assistant)
1954–1957Edmonton Eskimos
1958–1961Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals
1962–1963Houston Oilers
1965–1966, 1971–1973 (Assistant)New York Giants
1964, 1967–1970, 1974–1984 (Scout)New York Giants
As player
1937–1939Oklahoma
1940Pittsburgh Pirates
1940–1947Chicago Cardinals
Career highlights and awards

Head coaching record

Regular season

WIFU: 50–14 (.781)
NFL: 15–31–2 (.333)
AFL: 17–11 (.607)

Postseason

WIFU: 11–4 (.733)
AFL: 0–1 (.000)

Career record

WIFU: 61–18 (.772)
NFL: 15–31–2
AFL: 17–12 (.586)
Overall: 93–61–2 (.603)
Career stats

Lee Frank "Pop" Ivy (January 25, 1916 – May 17, 2003) was an American football player and coach who was the only person to serve as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL), the American Football League (AFL) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union. He led the Edmonton Eskimos to three consecutive Grey Cup championships in the 1950s.[1]

  1. ^ "Pop Ivy, 87, led Esks juggernaut". The Toronto Star. May 22, 2003. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.