Michael Irvin’s Age, Wife, 3 children, Parents, Siblings, Life style, NFL career, Awards, Net worth.

Описание: Michael Jerome Irvin, is an American sports commentator and former professional football player. He played his entire 12-year career, from 1988 to 1999, as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Irvin was a key playmaker for the Dallas Cowboys that won 6 division titles and three Super Bowls. Irvin played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Irvin was selected to five Pro Bowls and was named the MVP of the 1992 Pro Bowl (following the 1991 season). Irvin was nicknamed "Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his college and pro careers, and he relished the nickname, even acquiring "PLY MKR" as his Texas vanity license plate. Along with Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was one of three key Cowboys offensive players, known as "The Triplets", who led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl wins in 1992, 1993, and 1995. In 2000, Irvin was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. Irvin was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor on September 19, 2005. Irvin was one of three former NFL players with Cowboys ties selected for induction into the 2007 class of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, all of whom were inducted at a February 2008 ceremony in Waco, Texas. At 6'2" and 207 pounds, Irvin was a big, physical receiver who manhandled cornerbacks and often was able to make tough catches in defensive traffic. In 2007, Irvin was named to the Florida High School Athletic Association's All-Century Team that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100-year history of high school football. Irvin is a former broadcaster for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and currently an analyst for NFL Network. He is one of the co-hosts of the FS1 weekday morning debate show Undisputed with Richard Sherman, Keyshawn Johnson, and Skip Bayless.
The life and career of Michael Irvin, a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver, has complicated twists and turns, but overcoming those is a testament to the success he accomplished on the field and in life after football. Irvin was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Michael Jerome Irvin became the 15th of an eventual 17 children when he was born on March 5, 1966, to Pearl and Walter Irvin. The family packed into a two-bedroom house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Irvin shared a king-sized bed with four of his brothers throughout his childhood. Childhood meals of cereal with tap water or mayonnaise sandwiches were common in the Irvin household. His father died of a brain tumor at the age of 51 years old. Irvin is a Christian and has been married to Sandy Harrell since 1990. They have one daughter and two sons together. Irvin also has another daughter from a previous relationship.
High School and College Career: Irvin first attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida, and then went on to become a football star at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale. At St. Thomas Aquinas, Irvin’s talent caught the attention of college scouts. The University of Miami recruited him to play for the Miami Hurricanes, where he set school records for career receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions. Under coach Jimmy Johnson at the University of Miami, Irvin set records for the Hurricanes, becoming a prolific receiver with 143 career receptions, 2,423 receiving yards, and 26 touchdown receptions. Irvin was selected three times as an All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association, earning second-team honors as a freshman, first-team as a sophomore, and second-team again as a junior. In 1988, following his junior year at the University of Miami, Irvin announced he was skipping his final year of college eligibility and declaring his eligibility for the 1988 NFL draft.
Professional Career: Selected by the Dallas Cowboys as the 11th pick in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft, Irvin became a key player in the team’s offense. As a rookie in the 1988 season, Irvin became the first rookie receiver in Cowboys' history to start a season opener in 20 years. Irvin was a key contributor in the Cowboys' victories in Super Bowl XXVIII in 1993 over the Buffalo Bills and Super Bowl XXX in 1995 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dallas hadn’t been to a Super Bowl in 10 years and drafted Irvin following its first back-to-back losing seasons since 1965. Alongside Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, he formed “The Triplets,” leading the Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in 1992, 1993, and 1995. Irvin is the only player to play for each of the first four Cowboys coaches: Landry, Johnson, Barry Switzer, and Chan Gailey, since the team has been owned by Jerry Jones . Irvin officially announced his retirement after Dave Campo became the fifth Cowboys coach, but never played on the field for Campo. Irvin returned to have solid years in 1997 and 1998.