MICHAEL IRVIN

WHAT I KNOW

• Former NFL player
• Played for the dallas cowboys
• Inducted into the hall of fame

WHAT I FOUND OUT
Michael Irvin's life struggles -lost his father to cancer
"Irvin faced many life struggles which led me to my next answer. During his senior year Irvin's father died with cancer. Irvin also had scuffles with the law :police arrested jim with a drug bust. other incidents followed including , strange transgression. (Biography.com)

WHAT I FOUND OUT
Irvin was drafted in 1988 by the cowboys
"In Maryland, the top overall pick, the cowboys got a vital piece to their vastly underrated defensive line.in Harper, the NO.12 pick, they got a complement to Michael Irvin who norm turner knew how to maximize . In 1988 Michael Irvin was drafted to the cowboys. (Archer)

WHAT I FOUND OUT
Irvin played for 12 years in the NFL.
"In the year 1988 Michael Irvin joined the cowboys organization. Irvin played for a total of 12 years in the NFL. 12 years I a lot for a football player, because you can suffer from injuries that can later affect you. 1999 was when Irvin retired suffering a career ending neck injury that temporarily left him paralyzed.(Bethel)

WHAT I FOUND
Irvin's height-6'2
Weight-207
"Michael Irvin's height is 6'2 and his weight is 207 lbs. these two characteristics play a vital role in playing football. His height allowed him to have an advantage to catch the ball than other players. His weight allowed him to withstand the hard hits he took. By having his weight it would also cause other players to try harder to take him down. (Irvin)

WHAT I FOUND
Rookie year
"During Michael Irvin's rookie year he became the first rookie WR to start the season opener. He caught his first of 65 career touchdowns in the season opener. Irvin's outstanding 20.4 yards per catch average during his rookie year led the NFC. (Hall of famers)

WHAT I DISCOVERED
I found out that Michael Irvin played in the NFL for 11 years. He got drafted in the year 1988 by the Dallas Cowboys. A major struggle he faced was the death of his father,Walter Irvin. In his rookie year he averaged at about 2,500 yards and 26 TDs. The information I discovered was quite relevant to what I knew. Though this research I learned was quite interesting. When I did this I noticed I was quite lazy and procrastinate.

THE SEARCH
It was not that difficult searching for this information. Once I got my topic I knew right away what to search and where to go. There were some websites that left me questionable because they both had different information. I finally decided to read about him and figured out his actual information. Using the online search was actually very easy because it led me to the right places I needed to go

CITATIONS
1-Michael Jerome Irvin."2014. The biography.com website. Apr 14 2014
2- Archer,Todd . "Irvin, Michael." Cowboys' 1991 draft earns high marks. N.D. ESPN.com. 9 Apr 2014
3-bethel, kari. "Irvin,Michael." Notable sports figures.2004. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Apr. 2014
4-Irvin,Michael. "Michael Irvin WR #88." 6 May 2014
5-Irvin,Michael."Hall of Famers." ND