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Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan, 2009.
Michael Strahan
American football player
Also known as: Michael Anthony Strahan
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Michael Anthony Strahan
- Awards And Honors:
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2014)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2014)
- 1 Super Bowl championship
- 4 All-Pro selections
- 7 Pro Bowl selections
- 2001 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Education:
- Texas Southern University
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 5 inches, 255 lb (1.96 m, 115 kg)
- Position:
- defensive end
- Jersey Number:
- 92 (New York Giants, 2000–2007)
- 92 (New York Giants, 1993–1999)
- Draft:
- Drafted by the New York Giants in the second round (40th overall) of the 1993 NFL draft.
- Twitter Handle:
- @michaelstrahan
- Forced Fumbles:
- 24
- Games Played:
- 216
- Sacks:
- 141.5
- On the Web:
- NPR - Michael Strahan tackles football, broadcasting and skincare (Jan. 14, 2025)
News •
Urban Meyer joins Nick Saban in College Football HOF's Class of 2025; Vick, Strahan also elected
• Jan. 15, 2025, 8:17 PM ET (AP)
Michael Strahan (born November 21, 1971, Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an American professional football player and television personality who, playing defensive end for the New York Giants, established himself as one of the premier pass rushers in the history of the National Football League (NFL). He later had a successful career as a TV host. (Read Walter Camp’s 1903 Britannica essay on inventing American football.) At age nine Strahan moved to Germany when his father, a major in the U.S. Army, was stationed there. As a result, the young Strahan played very little organized football growing up. An ardent weightlifter, ...(100 of 420 words)