Michael Irvin

Categories: Sports
    • Born: March 5, 1966
    • Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
    • Nickname: The Playmaker
    • College: Miami, FL
    • Member of 1987 National Championship Team
    • 1988 Draft: 11th overall, Dallas
    • Member of three Super Bowl Championship teams
    • Played in five Pro Bowls
    • 1992 Pro-Bowl MVP
    • 1996 Pleaded no contest to cocaine possession charges
  • Michael Irvin was a three-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys. In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

    Irvin is set to host a reality television show on the Spike TV network in which 12 amateur football players will be competing for a chance to join the Dallas Cowboys training camp in July of 2009.ESPN.com: Hall of Famer Delves into Reality TV

  • Career Highlights

    Michael Irvin was drafted in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. He became the first rookie in Cowboy's history to start a game as a receiver. He became an integral part of the new offensive team during the 1980s, along side such memorable players as Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. Over an eight year period, Irvin amassed over 10,000 yards receiving.
  • Timeline

    • 1984: Attends the University of Miami, FL
    • 1987: Helps the Hurricanes win the National Championship
    • 1988: Drafted 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys in the NFL draft
    • 1991: Selected to first of five consecutive Pro Bowl appearances
    • 1993: Helps lead Dallas to win in Super Bowl XXVII
    • 1994: Helps lead Dallas to win in Super Bowl XXVIII
    • 1996: Helps lead Dallas to win in Super Bowl XXX
    • 1996: Arrested on charges of of cocaine - he would plead no contest
    • 1999: Suffers career-ending neck injury
    • 2001: Joins the cast of FOX Sports Cable Network's The Best Damn Sports Show Period
    • 2003: Joins ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown
    • 2005: Acted in the film The Longest Yard
    • 2005: Was arrested for drug possession but charges would later be dropped
    • 2007: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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