cross-posted from: https://fanaticus.social/post/153957

With only 47 days left until college football returns, let’s remember Michael Irvin from Miami, who wore #47.

University of Miami (FL) from 1985-1987

  • 1987 national champion
  • Set Miami records for career receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown receptions
  • Florida Sports Hall of Fame
  • ManibusanOPMEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Irvin played college football at the University of Miami and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

    Irvin was nicknamed “Playmaker” due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his college and pro careers, and he relished the nickname, even acquiring “PLY MKR” as his Texas vanity license plate. [He helped lead] the Cowboys to three Super Bowl championships in 1992, 1993, and 1995.

    Irvin is widely considered to be one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.