Michael Irvin
Wide receiver Michael Irvin made five consecutive Pro Bowls in the 1990s, a decade in which his Cowboys won three Super Bowls in four years. One of the flashiest and most controversial athletes of that era, Irvin was nicknamed “The Playmaker,” and ensured that people knew it. His license plate said "PLYMKR" as in playmaker and signed his autograph, “Michael Playmaker Irvin, 88.” On the field, he was a massive trash-talker, while outside football, he wore jewelry glimmering with gold and diamonds – “NFL’s grand master of braggadocio,” as Sports Illustrated once described him. One of 17 siblings growing up in Florida, Irvin won a national title at the University of Miami before joining the Cowboys in 1988 as the 11th overall pick. Both in college and in the NFL, Irvin developed a reputation for showboating and as a questionable decision-maker outside football. But within the lines, Irvin – who exceeded 1,000 yards receiving seven times and holds with Calvin Johnson the all-time record for 100-yard receiving games in a season (11 in in 1995) – Irvin was a fearless competitor and tireless worker who was a vocal leader for an all-time great NFL team. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.