Friday, August 3, 2007

About Time, But Does He Deserve It?

Michael "The Playmaker" Irvin has been waiting 3 years to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His big day comes tomorrow from Canton, Ohio.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Cowboys' first-round pick (11th overall) in 1988 draft.
Irvin's 20.4-yards per catch average during his rookie year led the NFC.
Led league with 1,523 yards on 93 catches in 1991.
He had 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year from 1991-1998
In 1995, Irvin played his finest season: 111 catches for 1,603 yards.
He also established an NFL record with 11 100-yard games and scored 10 touchdowns. Finished career with 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 TDs.
Selected to five straight Pro Bowls.
Picked for NFL's all-decade team of the 1990s.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

He will eventually make the Cokehead Hall of Fame too. His running times were so fast the police had trouble clocking him