| Position | Linebacker / Fullback |
|---|---|
| Undraftedyear | 1994 |
| Birth date | September 10, 1971 (age 54) |
| Birth place | Ridgecrest, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 0 |
| Weight lbs | 240 |
| High school | Sherman E. Burroughs (Ridgecrest, California) |
| College | Bakersfield College (1990–1991) Cal State-Northridge (1992–1993) |
| Pastteams | |
| Aflstatlabel 1 | Rushing yards |
| Aflstatvalue 1 | 75 |
| Aflstatlabel 2 | Rushing TDs |
| Aflstatvalue 2 | 1 |
| Aflstatlabel 3 | Receiving yards |
| Aflstatvalue 3 | 33 |
| Aflstatlabel 4 | Receiving TDs |
| Aflstatvalue 4 | 0 |
| Aflstatlabel 5 | Tackles |
| Aflstatvalue 5 | 4 |
| Afl | Ivy_Calvin-251 |
| Mma kowin | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mma subwin | 1 |
| Mma decwin | 0 |
| Mma koloss | 0 |
| Mma subloss | 0 |
| Mma decloss | 0 |
| Mma nc | 0 |
| Spouse | Wendy (m. 2014) |
Ivy Lammar Calvin (born September 10, 1971) is an American former professional football fullback, linebacker and mixed martial artist who played for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League in 1995. He is perhaps best known for being on the main cast of A&E's Storage Wars since 2012.
Early life
Calvin was born in Ridgecrest, California, and started playing American football at the age of 6. Calvin attended Burroughs High School, where he played both football and wrestling.[1]
College career
Calvin played for the Bakersfield Renegades in 1990 and 1991. He transferred to Cal State-Northridge Matadors where he played in 1992 and 1993.[2]
Professional career
Calvin went undrafted in 1994 and was signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League on April 14, 1995. Calvin played with the SaberCats for seven games and racking up 75 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown, along with 33 receiving yards and no touchdowns and 4 tackles.[3] Calvin was released by the SaberCats on July 5, 1995.[1]
| Year | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Tackles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Cmb | |
| 1995 | 7 | 25 | 70 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 7 | 25 | 70 | 2.8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 4 |
Mixed martial arts career
Calvin faced off only once, against Samu on July 30, 2002, and won via submission.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
|- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Samu | Submission (keylock) | UAGF 2 | July 30, 2002 | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:22 | Hollywood, California, U.S. |[5]
Post-mixed martial arts career
After being waived by the SaberCats, Calvin entered the business of buying storage lockers in 2008 and opened his store Grandma's Attic in 2009. He then joined the cast of A&E's series Storage Wars in 2012 as a recurring storage unit buyer during the show's third and fourth seasons before becoming a regular cast member since the fifth season, on which he is sometimes known as the "King of Palmdale" and "King of Lancaster".[6]
Personal life
Calvin has a wife, Wendy, who he married in 2014, along with two children, Ivy Calvin Jr. (born 1998) and Isaiah Calvin (born 2000).[7]
References
- ^ Skolnick, Ethan (1995-08-02). "Calvin Remains Coolly Confident Despite Current Status : Arena football: Former Cal State Northridge player was released after seven games with San Jose.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "The Cast Of Storage Wars Before The Fame". California State University, Northridge. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Ivy Calvin football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Ivy Calvin MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ^ https://www.sherdog.com/events/UAGF-2-Ultimate-Cage-Fighting-2-951
- ^ "Ivy Calvin - Storage Wars Cast". A&E. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Brush, Veronica (2021-06-05). "Storage Wars: What Ivy Calvin Was Up To Before Season 13". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-05-29.