Pop Ivy

Lee "Pop" Ivy was born in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He was nicknamed "Pop" for going bald early. At Oklahoma he never missed a game to injury and was an All-American end in 1939, when his catch of a deflected pass beat Texas. He was drafted in the fourth round, 27th overall, in 1940 by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the franchise renamed the Steelers that year, and was traded to the Chicago Cardinals that October. In 1942 his 27 catches were second only to Don Hutson's, and he was on the 1947 title team. He coached Edmonton to three straight Grey Cups (1954–1956). He is the only man to be a head coach in the NFL, the AFL and the Western Interprovincial Football Union. He died on May 17, 2003. The Daily Oklahoman's December 10, 1939 draft story (NewsBank page 47) lists: "Pittsburgh Pirates—Frank Ivy, Oklahoma, end."