Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin will be the keynote speaker tonight at the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Gilmer Buckeyes Ring Ceremony presented by Brookshire’s.
The ceremony will be held at the Gilmer Civic Center, starting at 7 p.m. A silent auction of football memorabilia will start at 5:30 p.m.
Irvin, a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida starred at St. Thomas Aquinas High School before going on to national prominence at the University of Miami. Irvin helped lead Miami to the 1987 National Championship and left the Hurricanes as the career leader with 143 receptions, 2,423 receiving yards and 26 touchdown receptions.
Irvin declared for the 1988 NFL Draft after his junior season at Miami and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th pick in the first round. He was the last first-round pick made by the Cowboys under Dallas’ long-time head coach Tom Landry.
Irvin became the first rookie receiver to start a game in 20 years and responded by catching his first NFL touchdown in that game. He finished his rookie season with a 20.4 yards per catch average, which led the NFC.
From 1991 through 1998, Irvin recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year, racking up an impressive 10,265 yards over an 8-year span. During that time, Dallas made four straight appearances in the NFC Championship Game (1992-1995) and won three Super Bowl titles.
His best season was in 1995, when he set Dallas records with 111 receptions and 1,603 receiving yards, while also scoring 10 touchdowns and setting an NFL record with 11 games with over 100 yards receiving.
One of his greatest performances was in Super Bowl XXVII, where he caught seven passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. His two touchdowns catches were both in the second quarter and occurred in a span of just 18 seconds, the fastest pair of touchdowns ever scored by one player in Super Bowl history.
After playing 12 seasons with the Cowboys, Irvin retired from the NFL after the 1999 season, finishing with 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 touchdowns. He won three Super Bowls in his career and was selected to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times.
Along with his former Cowboy teammates Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor on September 19, 2005.
He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and delivered one of the most emotional and memorable acceptance speeches in recent memory.
Since his retirement from professional football, Irvin has worked as a NFL studio analyst for ESPN, hosted his own radio show, and now can be seen on the NFL Network as an analyst.
The ceremony will be held at the Gilmer Civic Center, starting at 7 p.m. A silent auction of football memorabilia will start at 5:30 p.m.
Irvin, a native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida starred at St. Thomas Aquinas High School before going on to national prominence at the University of Miami. Irvin helped lead Miami to the 1987 National Championship and left the Hurricanes as the career leader with 143 receptions, 2,423 receiving yards and 26 touchdown receptions.
Irvin declared for the 1988 NFL Draft after his junior season at Miami and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th pick in the first round. He was the last first-round pick made by the Cowboys under Dallas’ long-time head coach Tom Landry.
Irvin became the first rookie receiver to start a game in 20 years and responded by catching his first NFL touchdown in that game. He finished his rookie season with a 20.4 yards per catch average, which led the NFC.
From 1991 through 1998, Irvin recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year, racking up an impressive 10,265 yards over an 8-year span. During that time, Dallas made four straight appearances in the NFC Championship Game (1992-1995) and won three Super Bowl titles.
His best season was in 1995, when he set Dallas records with 111 receptions and 1,603 receiving yards, while also scoring 10 touchdowns and setting an NFL record with 11 games with over 100 yards receiving.
One of his greatest performances was in Super Bowl XXVII, where he caught seven passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns. His two touchdowns catches were both in the second quarter and occurred in a span of just 18 seconds, the fastest pair of touchdowns ever scored by one player in Super Bowl history.
After playing 12 seasons with the Cowboys, Irvin retired from the NFL after the 1999 season, finishing with 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 touchdowns. He won three Super Bowls in his career and was selected to the Pro Bowl five consecutive times.
Along with his former Cowboy teammates Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith, Irvin was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor on September 19, 2005.
He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and delivered one of the most emotional and memorable acceptance speeches in recent memory.
Since his retirement from professional football, Irvin has worked as a NFL studio analyst for ESPN, hosted his own radio show, and now can be seen on the NFL Network as an analyst.
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