Michael Irvin

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Biography

American football player

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·miscellaneous
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 05 March 1966
  • Place of birth
  • Fort Lauderdale· Florida
  • Education
  • St. Thomas Aquinas High School
  • Member of
  • Dallas Cowboys

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Trivia

He suffered a neck injury in the 1999 NFL season which forced an early retirement from football.

Drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami(FL).

Was selected to play in five Pro Bowls and won 3 Super Bowls as a wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, along with quarterback, Troy Aikman and NFL all-time rushing leader, Emmitt Smith.

He had 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and scored 65 touchdowns during his NFL career.

Has a daughter, Myesha Beyonca, by former girlfriend, Felicia Walker.

He was arrested on charges of cocaine possession in March of 1996. He pleaded no contest and was found guilty and sentenced to community service and probation. The NFL suspended him for the first five games of the 1996 season.

Set an NFL record by recording 11 straight 100 yards games receiving. He broke his own team records (Dallas Cowboys) with career highs in receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,603) in the 1995 NFL season.

One of 17 children.

Wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys, 1988-1999.

Inducted, along with Bruce Matthews and Thurman Thomas , into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 4, 2007 at Canton, Ohio.

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