Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin has been married to Sandy Harrell since 1990. He and Harrell have four children, and he also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Irvin is a Christian. He has credited Pastor T. D. Jakes and his friend Deion Sanders with helping him turn his life toward Christ in 2001.

Irvin played college football for the Miami Hurricanes from 1984 to 1987 after becoming a football star at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale. Under head coach Jimmy Johnson, he set Miami records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions during his college career.

Irvin was part of Miami's 1987 national championship team. In a defining game against Florida State, he caught a 73-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Steve Walsh that gave Miami the margin of victory and helped propel the team toward the national championship game. He earned All-American honors in three seasons and entered the 1988 NFL draft after his junior year.

The Dallas Cowboys selected Irvin 11th overall in the first round of the 1988 NFL draft. As a rookie, he became the first Cowboys rookie wide receiver in more than 20 years to start a season opener, and his 20.4-yard average per catch led the NFC. After early seasons affected by team struggles and injury, he emerged as one of the NFL's leading receivers in 1991, recording 93 catches for a league-leading 1,523 yards and eight touchdowns.

Irvin formed the Cowboys' celebrated offensive trio known as "The Triplets" with quarterback Troy Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith. Irvin was selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1991 through 1995.

His finest statistical season came in 1995, when he caught 111 passes for 1,603 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also set an NFL record with 11 games of more than 100 receiving yards that season and recorded seven catches, 100 yards and two touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers.

Irvin's playing career ended after he suffered a cervical spine injury during a 1999 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Doctors subsequently discovered that he had cervical spinal stenosis, a condition that increased the risk of further neck injury, and he announced his retirement in 2000.

He finished his NFL career with 750 receptions, 11,904 receiving yards and 65 touchdowns in 159 games. He recorded 47 100-yard receiving games and was named to the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team. The Cowboys inducted him into their Ring of Honor alongside Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith in 2005, and he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

After football, Irvin developed a career in sports broadcasting and entertainment. He worked as a broadcaster for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, hosted the football reality series 4th and Long, and co-hosted the FS1 debate program Speak with Paul Pierce, Keyshawn Johnson and Joy Taylor. He also competed on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars.

Irvin acted in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, appeared in Jack and Jill, and had a supporting role in the 2017 basketball drama Slamma Jamma. His other television work included appearances on Pros vs. Joes and a role listed for Criminal Minds.