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 The
6-foot-2, 199-pound Irvin set
University of Miami receiving
records with 143 catches for 2,423
yards and 26 touchdowns. He was
chosen in the first round of the
1988 NFL draft by the Dallas
Cowboys. As a rookie, he caught 32
passes for 654 yards, a 20.4
average, and 5 touchdowns....Book
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Irvin
suffered a knee injury in the sixth
game of 1989 and missed the rest of
that season and the first month of
the 1990 season, when he was a
backup. However, he became a starter
in 1991 and led the NFL in reception
yardage with 1,523 yards on 93
catches, a 16.4 average, scoring 8
touchdowns. He caught 78 passes for
1,396 yards in 1992 and 88 for 1,330
yards in 1993.
He
was one of the "Big Three," with
running back Emmitt Smith and
quarterback Troy Aikman, on the
Dallas teams that won three Super
Bowls in a four-year stretch. Irvin
often functioned as a possession
receiver, willing to catch the ball
over the middle to pick up the first
down, but he also had exceptional
running ability that often allowed
him to turn a short reception into a
long gain.
He
was named an All-Pro wide receiver
three consecutive years, 1991
through 1993, and went to the Pro
Bowl five years in a row, 1991
through 1995. In 1995, he set an NFL
single season record with 11 games
in which he had more than 100 yards
receiving.
After making his 750th career catch
on Oct. 10, 1999, Irvin suffered a
spinal injury when his head slammed
into the turf at Veterans' Stadium
in Philadelphia. The injury forced
him to announce his retirement after
the season ended.
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