PRO: Despite having his career cut short due to a spine injury, Michael Irvin left the NFL following the 1999 season owning or tied for 20 Cowboys receiving records, including nearly every major career and single-season standard - career receptions (750), yardage (11,904) and 100-yard receiving games (47). During his illustrious career, Irvin also etched his name in the NFL record books. In league history, only Jerry Rice (12) and Steve Largent (8) had recorded more 1,000-yard receiving seasons than the seven produced by Irvin when he retired. His 11 100-yard receiving games during the 1995 season is still the NFL standard, as is the seven consecutive 100-yard games he produced that same year. Irvin's 47 career 100-yard receiving games still stands as the third most in NFL history, behind Rice (65) and Don Maynard (50). The Cowboys posted a 36-11 record when Irvin topped the 100-yard mark. In the 1990s, Irvin's consistent ability to achieve at the highest level established his place among the game's elite receivers. He finished his career tied with Charlie Joiner for 10th in NFL history on the all-time reception list, and he was ninth in league history in receiving yardage. Five years after his retirement, he is still 11th in the league in receiving yardage and 16th in receptions. Irvin was selected to five Pro Bowls between 1991-98, giving him two more Pro Bowl appearances than any other wide receiver in club history. He is the only Cowboys player to top 75 catches in five straight seasons (1991-1995), and his reception and yardage totals for six of the years between 1991-98 represent six of the top nine single-season performances in club history: 1997 (75 receptions for 1,180 yards); 1995 (111 for 1,603); 1994 (79 for 1,241), 1993 (88 for 1,330), 1992 (78 for 1,396) and 1991 (93 for 1,523). Irvin also stands alone as the club record holder in terms of most consecutive seasons leading the team in receptions (eight, 1991-98) and most total seasons leading the club in receptions (eight). He led or tied for the team lead in catches in 85 of his last 130 regular-season games. Including playoffs games, he had a catch of 20-yards-or-more in 121 of the 175 NFL games he played. Irvin's career receiving average of 15.9 is the fourth highest in team history, and he is second on the club's all-time receiving touchdown list with 65 - trailing only Bob Hayes (71). Of his 750 career regularseason catches, 95 went for 20- 29 yards, 38 for 30-39, 18 for 40-49, 10 for 50-59 and nine for 60 yards-or-more. He started 147-of-159 regular season games (163-of-175 including playoffs) he played upon entering the league in 1988. Irvin did not miss a start due to injury after the 1990 season, when he was overcoming a 1989 knee injury. Always a clutch performer, he became Troy Aikman's goto- guy on third or fourth down and prospered, leading the team in catches on third or fourth down for first downs in '92 (22), '93 (16), '94 (20), '95 (27), '97 (23) and '98 (16). He had 165 first down catches on third or fourth down in his last 121 games and 185 after returning from the knee injury in 1990. His performance in the postseason was every bit as impressive as his consistent play throughout the regular season. His six career 100-yard receiving days in the postseason are two shy of the NFL mark of eight by Jerry Rice. Irvin's 87 postseason receptions place him second in NFL playoff history behind Rice (151) and his 1,315 postseason receiving yards also ranks second in league annals behind Rice (2,245).

1999: Irvin's final season started off like seasons of old. After producing just one touchdown reception in 1998, he recorded two in the season opening overtime win at Washington (9/12). On the day, Irvin posted five receptions for 122 yards (24.4 avg.) and two touchdowns in the game's final four minutes, helping bring the Cowboys back from a 35-21 deficit to send the game into overtime. All five of his catches gave Dallas a first down. The first scoring catch was a 37-yarder, his longest touchdown reception since a 52- yarder on Dec. 8, 1997 against Carolina. In the game, he moved past Don Maynard into ninth on the NFL's all-time receiving yardage list and also posted his 47th career 100-yard receiving day. The next week against Atlanta (9/20), Irvin tied for the team lead with two receptions for 13 yards, including one to convert a third down, as Dallas ran the ball 37 times and attempted just 22 passes. Although not known at the time, in his final game at Texas Stadium Irvin caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Troy Aikman in the first quarter to put Dallas ahead 14-0 against Arizona (10/3). That catch would prove to be his last visit to the end zone. He finished the day with two receptions for 24 yards. A routine eight-yard reception from Aikman at Philadelphia (10/10), on a route he had run hundreds of times before, would prove to be his final catch. On the play, the 750th reception of Irvin's career, he suffered a spinal contusion and was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Spinal Trauma Center in Philadelphia for overnight observation. He returned to Dallas the next day but would never again set foot on the football field. He was deactivated when the Cowboys traveled to play the N.Y. Giants (10/18), the first time he had missed a game due to injury since Sept. 30, 1990 at the N.Y. Giants, a span of 155 consecutive games played. He would be deactivated each week until finally being placed on the reserve/injured list on Dec. 4.

1998: Irvin capped his 11th NFL season by leading the Cowboys in receiving for the eighth consecutive year. He ranked 14th in the NFL in catches (sixth in the NFC) with 74, and he finished the year ranked 13th in the NFL in receiving yardage (1,057), eighth in the NFC. He opened the season with nine receptions for 119 yards against Arizona (9/6), marking his 44th 100-yard receiving game. The following week at Denver (9/16), he caught six passes for 81 yards to move into 10th place on the NFL's all-time receiving yards list at 10,880. In the Cowboys 13- 12 loss to Oakland (9/27), he led the team with six receptions for 89 yards. His yardage total on the day pushed his career receiving yardage total over the 11,000 yard mark, making him just the 10th player in NFL history to pass that milestone. He collected his 45th career 100-yard receiving day in the win over Carolina (10/11) with a season-high 146 yards, including four catches of over 20 yards. He also teamed with Ernie Mills (110 yards) to become the first pair of 100-yard receivers in the same game since Irvin and Jay Novacek performed the feat on Sept. 12, 1993. The Irvin/Mills duo joined with Emmitt Smith (112 yards rushing) to become just the third trio in club history to top the 100-yard mark in the same game (two 100-yard receivers and a 100-yard rusher). At Chicago (10/18), Irvin led the team with five receptions for 62 yards. His first catch of the day gave him 700 for his career, only the 10th player in NFL history to reach that mark. In a Monday night win at Philadelphia (11/2), he caught his only touchdown pass of the season, a 10-yard toss from Aikman. In Dallas' 35-28 win at Arizona (11/15), Irvin had his string of 117 consecutive games with at least one catch come to an end when he did not record a reception against the Cardinals. The next week, he bounced back to lead the team with eight receptions for 98 yards against the Seahawks (11/22). It was the 14th time Irvin had posted eight catches in a game in his career and was his second highest reception total of the season. On Thanksgiving Day, he recorded a season-high 10 receptions for 137 yards, including a 43-yarder. That effort marked his third 100-yard day of the season and the 46th of his career. In the Cowboys 20-17 loss at Kansas City (12/13), Irvin suffered a low back contusion that forced him from the game after just one reception. He bounced back from the injury the next week to lead the team with four catches for 56 yards in a 13-9 win over Philadelphia (12/20) that clinched the NFC Eastern Divisional title for Dallas. In the season finale against Washington (12/27), he hauled in a season- long 51-yard catch to set up the first Dallas touchdown and finished with two catches for 50 yards before sitting out the second half.

1997: Irvin closed his seventh straight season as the Cowboys leader in receptions (75) and receiving yardage (1,180), while also adding nine touchdown receptions, marking his second highest season total for scoring catches. He finished the year fifth in the NFC (eighth in the NFL) in receiving yardage, while compiling the NFC's seventh highest number of receptions (12th in the NFL). His touchdown reception total was third best in the NFC and sixth overall in the NFL. His yards-per-catch average of 15.7 was fourth best in the NFC and seventh in the NFL (among receivers with 50 or more catches). Irvin also tied for second in the NFL with 14 catches of 25-or-more yards behind only Rob Moore, who led the league with 20. Irvin, like the rest of the Dallas offensive unit, opened the 1997 season with his top performance of the year at Pittsburgh (8/31). He collected seven catches for a season-high 153 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 37-7 victory over the Steelers. That outing marked his ninth career 150+ yard receiving day. The following week, in an overtime loss at Arizona (9/7), he registered four receptions for 18 yards, pushing him past the 600 career reception barrier. Irvin posted his second 100-yard receiving day of the season with 105 yards on a team-high six receptions against Chicago (9/28). He also added his third touchdown reception of the year against the Bears. In the Monday night inaugural at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Washington (10/13), he led the team in receiving with five catches for 81 yards and a touchdown. His performance that night included a game-long 42-yard catch, and the 14 yards he picked up on his touchdown reception put him over the 10,000- yard mark for his career, a milestone only 13 other players in NFL history had topped at that time. In the Cowboys 13-12 loss at Philadelphia (10/26), Irvin recorded a reception in his 100th straight game. The following week at San Francisco (11/2), he led the team with six receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown. In the Cowboys most thrilling win of the season (against Washington - 11/16), Irvin caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Aikman with 1:55 remaining to pull Dallas within two at 14- 12. In the 97-yard game-tying drive, he had four receptions for 64 yards, including a 31-yard grab on fourth down at midfield. He finished the day with a season-high tying seven receptions for 91 yards. On Thanksgiving Day, Irvin led the team with two touchdowns and 118 yards receiving on five catches against Tennessee (11/27). It was his second multi-touchdown game of the season, and he moved past Harold Jackson (10,372 career receiving yards) into 12th place on the NFL's all-time receiving yards list. He picked up his ninth and final touchdown of the season on a 52-yard catch against Carolina (12/8). The following week, he tied for the team lead with a season-high nine receptions for 117 yards at Cincinnati (12/14). He moved past Ozzie Newsome into 11th place on the NFL's all-time reception list.

1996: Despite missing the first five games of the season as a result of a NFL suspension, Irvin went on to lead the Cowboys in receptions (64) and receiving yardage (962) for the sixth straight season. By leading the team in receptions for his sixth straight year, Irvin broke the club record he shared with Drew Pearson for most consecutive years as the team leader in catches. He also broke the club mark for most seasons as the team leader in receptions with six, another mark he had shared with Drew Pearson and Tony Hill. Over the course of the final 11 games of the season, Irvin accounted for more receiving yardage (962) than any other NFL player. During that same 11 game span, Irving Fryar (Eagles) had 958 yards receiving, while the Rams Isaac Bruce had 937 yards. Only five receivers had more receptions than Irvin's 64 catches in that 11 game span. Irvin finished the year ranked 11th in the NFC in receiving yardage and 15th in receptions. In his first game action of the season, he tied for the team lead in receptions against Arizona (10/13) with five catches for 51 yards. The following week against Atlanta (10/20), he registered his first 100-yard receiving day of the year with 119 yards on a team-high seven receptions. Two of those receptions gave Dallas field position inside the Falcon five-yard line and set up a pair of Emmitt Smith touchdown runs. Irvin enjoyed one of the most productive days of his entire career at Miami (10/28) when he hauled in a career-high tying 12 receptions for 186 yards (the third highest yardage day of his career and the 13th best in club history). He also recorded one of his two touchdown receptions for the year against the Dolphins - a two yard pass from Aikman that put the Cowboys ahead by a 22-10 score in the third quarter. With six catches for 88 yards at San Francisco (11/10), Irvin passed the 9,000 yard receiving mark for his career, becoming just the 17th player in NFL history to surpass that milestone at that time. One week later against Green Bay (11/18), he led the team with 66 receiving yards on five catches. Irvin recorded the eighth best single game yardage total in club history - and the second best outing of his career - at Arizona (12/8), racking up 198 yards on eight receptions for a 24.8 yards-per-catch average. In that win, Irvin entered the NFL's top-20 all-time reception list at 19, passing Harold Jackson (579) and Mark Clayton (582). He registered the game-winning touchdown at Arizona (12/8) on a 50-yard reception that also moved him into second on the Cowboys receiving touchdown list with career score No. 52 - moving ahead of Tony Hill (51). In the regular season finale at Washington (12/22), Irvin moved past Harold Carmichael into 17th on the NFL's all-time reception list with 591 career catches with one reception. In the first round playoff win over Minnesota (12/28), Irvin led the team with eight receptions for 103 yards - marking his sixth career 100-yard receiving game in the postseason. The following week at Carolina (1/5/97), he suffered a sprained sternoclavicular joint in his right shoulder after making a 22-yard reception on the second play of the game. The injury forced him to miss the remainder of the loss to the Panthers. 1995: In helping the Cowboys to their third Super Bowl title in four years, Irvin enjoyed the finest season of his career, establishing several Dallas single-season and career receiving records, while also setting a NFL record for 100-yard receiving games in a season with 11. Irvin set new team single-season marks for receptions (111), receiving yardage (1,603), consecutive 100-yard receiving games (7) and most 100-yard receiving games (11). In the Cowboys career records department, 1995 was a landmark season for Irvin as he established the following Dallas all-time standards: receptions (breaking Drew Pearson's mark of 489), receiving yardage (breaking Tony Hill's mark of 7,988); consecutive games with a reception (Hill, 72) and 100-yard receiving games (Hill, 26). During the playoffs, Irvin also set new Dallas postseason records for career receptions (breaking Pearson's old mark of 67) and yardage (1,105). His 10 regular season touchdown receptions in 1995 represent an Irvin career best mark and the most by a Dallas receiver since Lance Rentzel had 12 in 1969. Irvin was selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, the most ever by a Dallas receiver, and he was also a finalist for the Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award. His 111 receptions placed him fifth in the final NFL standings, and his 1,603 receiving yards were fourth best in the NFL (fifth best single-season total in NFL history). Irvin also tied Drew Pearson's club mark by leading the team in receiving for the fifth consecutive year. Also, 88 of his 111 catches went for a first down. In the Cowboys 27-17 win over Pittsburgh (1/28/96) in Super Bowl XXX, Irvin tied for the team lead with five receptions for a team-high 76 yards. He moved past Pearson's club mark of 1,105 career postseason receiving yards in the title game. In the NFC Championship Game against Green Bay (1/14/96), he caught seven passes for 100 yards and two first quarter scores, marking his fifth career 100- yard receiving day in postseason play. During that 38-27 title game win, he also became the club's all-time leader in postseason receptions, passing Pearson's record of 67, while also tying Pearson's club mark for touchdown receptions in the postseason with eight. Irvin set the NFL record for 100-yard receiving games in a season against Washington (12/3) in the 13th game of the year with 101 yards on 10 catches. Charlie Hennigan of the Houston Oilers set the previous mark of 10 100-yard receiving games in 1961. In that loss to the Redskins, Irvin also broke his own team record for catches in a single season (93 in 1991). He established the Cowboys career record for receiving yards in the loss to San Francisco (11/12). He also saw his streak of seven straight 100-yard games come to an end in the loss to the 49ers - tying the NFL record for consecutive 100-yard games with Charlie Hennigan and Bill Groman, who both established the mark while playing for Houston during the 1961 season. Against Philadelphia (11/6), he had tied that record with eight catches for 115 yards, his seventh-straight 100-yard game, and in the Cowboys 34-21 win at Oakland (11/19), Irvin eclipsed Pearson's club record for career receptions (489). In the season opener at New York (9/4), he tied Tony Hill's club record for career 100-yard games (26), by registering seven catches for 109 yards. Two weeks later at Minnesota (9/17), Irvin established a new club record for career 100-yard games (27) with eight catches for 107 yards. Against Green Bay (10/8), he had eight catches for a season- high 150 yards, while also establishing a new Dallas record for consecutive 100-yard games by picking up his fourth straight. Irvin previously shared that record with Rentzel. Against Kansas City (11/23), Irvin registered a season-high 11 catches, and his 121 yards against the Chiefs gave him his NFL record-tying 10th 100-yard receiving game of the season. Irvin's previous career best mark and the club record for 100-yard games in a season was seven in 1991. In the win over the Chiefs, Irvin also established a new personal-best for touchdown receptions in a season with nine, and he finished the year with 10. His previous careerhigh mark was eight touchdowns in 1991. In Atlanta (10/29), Irvin set a new team record for consecutive games with at least one reception (73). He closed the season by becoming the only player in Dallas history to record five consecutive seasons with over 50 receptions (1991-95).

1994: Irvin closed the season with a heroic effort in the NFC Championship Game that left Dallas just short of its third straight Super Bowl appearance. In the 38-28 loss at Candlestick Park (1/15/95), Irvin established Dallas postseason records for receptions (12) and yards (192). He tied Raymond Berry's NFC Championship Game record for receptions (12), while eclipsing Berry's title game mark of 178 yards. Irvin also had touchdown receptions of 44 and 10 yards against San Francisco. The previous week, Irvin led a trio of Dallas receivers who all surpassed the 100-yard receiving barrier in the Cowboys playoff win over Green Bay (1/8/95). Irvin hauled in six catches for 111 yards - joining Jay Novacek (104) and Alvin Harper (108) to mark just the second time in NFL history that three receivers from the same team went over 100 yards in a postseason game. During the regular season, Irvin led Dallas in receptions and yardage for the fourth straight year. He finished the regular season eighth in the NFL in receiving yards (fifth in the NFC) with 1,241. He was also 13th in the NFL in receptions (eighth in the NFC) with 79. His six touchdown catches were second best on the team (Harper, eight), marking the first time since 1989 that Irvin did not lead Dallas in touchdown receptions. His five 100-yard receiving days were highlighted by a pair of 130-yard-plus outings against Pittsburgh (9/4) and Arizona (10/9). While working against Rod Woodson of the Steelers on opening day, Irvin registered eight catches for a regular- season high 139 yards. A month later against the Cardinals, he again had eight catches for 136 yards and a touchdown. Two weeks later in Phoenix (10/23), Irvin picked up his longest scoring reception of the year on a 65-yard bomb from Rodney Peete. He finished that day with five catches for 115 yards and two scoring receptions in the Cowboys 28-21 win. In the Cowboys NFC East clinching effort at Philadelphia (12/4), Irvin averaged a careerhigh 29.3 yards-per-catch with four receptions for 117 yards and a score. In that victory at Veterans Stadium, Irvin eclipsed the 400 career catch barrier while surpassing 1,000 yards on the season for a club-record fourth straight year.

1993: Irvin finished second on the NFL receiving yardage chart with 1,330 yards (Rice, 1,503), and his 88 catches were good for third in the league behind Sterling Sharpe (112) and Rice (98). He collected five 100-yard receiving games, and he led or tied for the team lead in receptions or receiving yardage in 14 of the club's 19 games. He earned NFC Player of the Week honors while establishing a career-high for catches in a single game with 12 against San Francisco (10/17) - a total that tied him for the second highest single-game outing in club history. He also recorded a trio of consecutive 100-yard receiving games against Green Bay (155 on 10/3), at Indianapolis (112 on 10/10) and a season-high 168 against the 49ers (10/17). Irvin was limited to just two touchdown receptions in the first 11 games of the season, but added five more in the Cowboys five game winning streak down the stretch that secured the NFC Eastern Division crown. His seven scoring catches led the Cowboys for the fourth straight season. For the second straight season, Irvin led the Cowboys in postseason receptions (16) and receiving yardage (215), including nine receptions for 126 yards and one touchdown in the divisional playoff win against Green Bay (1/16/94). He closed the year with a third straight Pro Bowl selection.

1992: Irvin finished second in the NFL in receiving yards and seventh in receptions, while topping all of the league's leading receivers with a yards-per-catch average of 17.9 (minimum of 52 catches). He added six 100-yard receiving games during the regular season, and the highlight of those outings was a career high performance of 210 yards on eight catches (three touchdowns) against Phoenix (9/20). In that game, Irvin registered touchdown receptions of 41, four and a career-best 87 yards (fifth longest in club history). He also posted three consecutive 100-yard games against Phoenix, Philadelphia (105 on 10/5) and Seattle (113 on 10/11), while topping the century mark at Detroit (114 on 11/8), against the L.A. Rams (168 on 11/15) and at Washington (105 on 12/13). He recorded six catches in each of the three postseason games (18 total playoff receptions for 288 yards), and topped the year off with 114 yards and a pair of first half touchdown receptions in Super Bowl XXVII. He averaged better than 20 yards-percatch in five of Dallas' 16 regular season games, and led the team in touchdown catches (seven) for the third straight season.

1991: Irvin enjoyed one of the great receiving years in league history en route to earning consensus All-Pro recognition. The NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year set a new team season standard for receiving yards (a league-leading 1,523 yards), and in doing so, he had the sixth highest receiving yardage total in NFL history to that point. Irvin finished second in the NFL in receptions (93), a figure that was, at that time, the eighth best performance in league history. In addition, Irvin set then club marks for 100-yard receiving games in a season with seven, tied the Cowboys record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games with three and caught a career-high eight touchdown passes, the most by a Cowboys player since 1985. In two postseason games, he led Dallas with nine catches for 167 yards. The first Cowboys wide receiver to play in the Pro Bowl since Tony Hill in 1985, Irvin caught eight passes for 125 yards and a touchdown to earn MVP honors in the all-star game. Irvin's most significant catches were against the NFL's best cornerbacks during the Cowboys fivegame winning streak to end the season. During that span, Irvin caught 37 passes, including 11 on third or fourth down for a first down, for 649 yards and four touchdowns. Against Washington (11/24) at RFK, Irvin caught nine passes for 130 yards and one score working mainly against Darrell Green. He caught a 23-yard touchdown pass early in the final quarter, then made a 13-yard grab on third-and-nine late in the game to keep alive Dallas' drive to the game-winning field goal. Four days later against Pittsburgh (11/28) and Rod Woodson, Irvin snared eight balls for 157 yards and a touchdown - a 66-yard catch that saw him change his route to avoid double coverage and break Woodson's tackle near the 10-yard line. Irvin's 29-yard catch on third-and-10 early in the fourth quarter against New Orleans (12/8) gave him team season- records for catches and receiving yards, and maintained Dallas' drive to the game-winning field goal. In Philadelphia (12/15) against a secondary led by Eric Allen, Irvin brought in five passes for 92 yards and one touchdown. Midway through the fourth quarter against the Eagles, he caught a 36-yard pass to set up his four-yard touchdown catch. In the season finale against a Falcons squad with cornerback Deion Sanders, Irvin had what was then a single-game career-high for catches with 10 and 169 receiving yards to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Irvin caught a 58-yard touchdown pass on the game's first series and had five third-down catches that led to first downs.

1990: Irvin battled back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee which forced him to miss 14 games (the last 10 of 1989 and the first four games in 1990), to lead Dallas in yardsper- catch and record the team's longest reception. His 20.7 yard average was the highest by a Cowboys player since 1981 when Butch Johnson gained 22.1. Irvin, who scored on every fourth catch in 1990 (five touchdowns on 20 receptions), made some key plays after returning to the roster on Oct. 9. He caught his first two passes of the season, including a 28-yard touchdown with 0:23 left, in the Cowboys game-winning drive against Tampa Bay (10/21). Irvin made his first start of the year against San Francisco (11/11), and against the Rams (11/18), he caught touchdown passes of 61 and 10 yards, the Cowboys first multiple touchdown catch game since he snared a career-high three scoring passes at Washington as a rookie. Against Phoenix (12/16), he grabbed a 41-yard pass to set up Dallas' first touchdown and a 39-yarder to set up his eight-yard touchdown catch.

1989: Irvin was on a pace to collect 69 catches for 1,008 yards and was leading the team in receiving yards and touchdown catches before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the sixth game of the year against San Francisco (10/15). Irvin tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee - requiring major surgery and an off-season rehabilitation program that extended into 1990.

1988: As a rookie, Irvin's 20.4 yard-per-catch average led the NFC. He became the first Cowboys rookie to start a seasonopener at wide receiver (at Pittsburgh, 9/4) since Bob Hayes in 1965, and he caught his first career touchdown pass in that game - a 35-yarder from Steve Pelluer. After missing two games with a sprained ankle, Irvin caught six passes for 149 yards and three touchdowns at Washington (12/11). That game marked Irvin's first career 100-yard receiving day and his first multiple touchdown reception game. Irvin was the 11th player and third wide receiver chosen, after Sterling Sharpe (Green Bay) and Tim Brown (Raiders), in the 1988 draft.

COLLEGE: In just three seasons as a starter, Irvin set Miami career records for catches (143), receiving yards (2,423) and touchdown receptions (26). His 11 touchdown catches in 1986 also set a Hurricanes record. In Miami's 1987 national championship season, Irvin caught touchdown passes of 26 and 73 yards in the fourth quarter to hand No. 2-ranked Florida State its only loss and the game-winning touchdown in the Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma.

PERSONAL: A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Michael Jerome Irvin earned all-state honors at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Also a fine basketball player, Irvin won several slam dunk contests in the Florida area while in college. Michael comes from a family of 17 children and grew up within three miles of fellow NFL stars and former college teammates Bennie and Brian.