1996
Titus L. Ivory
Titus Ivory joined the varsity football team as a receiver after coming to Andover as a postgraduate in 1995. In addition to leading the team to an undefeated season and a New England championship that year, Ivory is still remembered by many for “The Catch.” During the final seconds of the 1995 Andover-Exeter football matchup, Ivory seized a pass to the end zone, securing a victory for Big Blue. Ivory was also a member of the varsity basketball and track teams. On the court, he averaged more than 30 points per game and led the team 12
to one of the most successful seasons (21–3) in school history. Recruited by Penn State, Indiana State, and Michigan State for basketball and by Notre Dame for basketball and football, Ivory went on to play basketball at Penn State. During the 2001 NCAA tournament, Ivory posted 21 points against the No. 5–ranked Tar Heels, helping stage one of the biggest upsets in Penn State history and landing the Nittany Lions in the Sweet 16 round for the first time in 45 years. After college, Ivory began an 11-year pro career overseas, during
which he won two European League national championships. In 2013, Ivory suffered a debilitating stroke. With great determination and strength, he worked through physical and occupational therapy, recovering 100 percent. Ivory lives in North Carolina with his wife, Nicole, and their four children—twins Talia and Titus, Nia, and Norrie. Ivory works with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department to help prevent adolescents from making bad choices; he also coaches basketball at a local high school.