Khori Ivy (born March 16, 1978) is a former

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who is now a football coach at the Wide Receiver Academy. He is currently teaching at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School as well as

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. He attended Boca Raton High School and played football,

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and

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. He then attended

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where he played

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Early life

Ivy was born in

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. He graduated in 1996 from Boca Raton Community High School.

College career

Ivy was a starter for three years at West Virginia. In his freshman season, 1997, Ivy recorded 19 receptions for 282 yards and a touchdown. In 1998, he recorded 41 receptions for 658 yards and six touchdowns in his first season as a starter. As a junior in 1999, he recorded a career-high 53 receptions for 666 yards and five touchdowns. In his final college season, 2000, Ivy recorded 47 receptions for career-highs 806 yards and seven touchdowns. His best game was against

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, when he recorded 155 yards. He also had a career-high two touchdowns against

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in the same season, while he had a career-long 64-yard reception again

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as a senior as well. He also earned the

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Academic All-Star Award as a senior and was named team

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. He finished his collegiate career ranked second in Mountaineer history for receiving yards (2,412) and third in career receptions (160). Ivy graduated with a degree in physical education.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Ivy spent time on the

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s of the

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and

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. He was released by the Bengals on August 27, 2001. Ivy spent time with the

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but was released. In 2002, Ivy played in the

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with the

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. He ended the season with the Dragons catching 27 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns for the season. Ivy began his career in the

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playing for the

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in 2003, but suffered an injury during training camp. He spent some of 2002 on the

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practice squad. Ivy attended the

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FAST Program. He went to the Steelers 2003 training camp and suffered a pre-season concussion from a helmet-to-helmet hit by

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Darren Woodson. He was cut on September 1, 2003. On October 22, 2004 Ivy signed a three-year contract with the

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. He recorded 200 yards on 20 receptions for 6 touchdowns in 2005. In 2006, Ivy played for the

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, however on January 22, 2006, he was waived.

Coaching career

In 2007, Ivy became the wide receivers coach at

. In 2010, he became the wide receivers coach at

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in Lake Worth, Florida. In 2011, he became a physical education coach at Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton, Florida.

Notes

External links

Coaching bio at Boca Raton Community High School

Pittsburgh Steelers player profile
at

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