Hall of Fame Class of 2007: Michael Irvin
Irvin

Michael Irvin
6'2" - 207 lbs. * WR
Born: March 5, 1966 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
College: Miami (FL)
Drafted: 1988 Round #1 Dallas Cowboys

1988-1999 Dallas Cowboys

Nicknamed "Playmaker", Michael Irvin became the Cowboys first round pick in 1988 from the University of Miami. In his rookie season with the Cowboys he caught a touchdown pass in his first game, averaged 20.4 yards per reception for the season, and caught 32 passes for 654 yards and scored 5 touchdowns. From 1991 through 1998, Michael accumulated 10,292 yards receiving, averaging 1,286 yards per season over an 8-year span. Irvin was an intergal part of the Cowboys three Superbowl Championships over a 4-year span from 1992-95. The "Playmaker" also caught 87 passes in the playoffs for 1,315 yards and 8 touchdowns. He finished his career with a total of 750 catches for 11,904 yards and 65 touchdowns in 159 regular season games. Michael was named All-Pro 3 times from 1991-93.
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Recommended Book Purchases

01. Total Football - 1997 NFL Properties
02. The Sporting News Pro Football's Heroes of the Hall - 2003 Ron Smith
03. The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football - 1999 David Neft, Richard Cohen & Rick Korch
04. The Football Encyclopedia - 1991, 94 David Neft & Richard Cohen
05. 1998 Record & Fact Book - 1998 National Football League, NFL Properties, Inc.
06. The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football - 1977 NFL Properties
07. NFL Football - 1996 NFL Properties
08. Best Shots: The Greatest NFL Photography of the Century - 1999 NFL Properties
09. The Sporting News Selects Football's 100 Greatest Players - 1999 Ron Smith & Bill Wilson
10. The Sporting News Super Bowl Book - 1987 The Sporting News
11. Football: A History of the Professional Game - 1996 Peter King; SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
12. The Authorized Pictorial History of the Dallas Cowboys - 1996 Dallas Cowboys Organization
13. The Dallas Cowboys Encyclopedia - 1996 Donovan, Sins, Coffey
14. The Emmitt Zone - 1994 Emmitt J. Smith III
15. 1997 Official NFL Rulebook - 1997 NFL Properties

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