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Michael Irvin has heard cheers football can bring; as his sons follow his footsteps, he also knows the fear
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Prestonwood's Michael Irvin (88) gestures after scoring a touchdown during the TCA-Addison vs. Prestonwood Plano high school football game at Lions Stadium in Plano on Friday, September 26, 2014. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
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Staff Writer Published: 06 June 2015 10:44 PM
Editor's note: This story originally published Nov. 14, 2014. Over the course of the off-season, we'll be bringing back some of our past stories looking at the Cowboys on and off the field.
PLANO — If you have ever watched Michael Irvin do his very public business, you know he’s never needed a megaphone. On television or radio or simply chatting in an otherwise quiet restaurant, his volume is set on high.
Want an autograph, a photo, a quick lecture on responsibility or a sermon on redemption, Irvin, who maintains he has seen the light, is more than willing to share. He’s a one-man pep rally, self-help guru and revival-tent preacher.
When he helped the Cowboys return to Super Bowl glory in the early 1990s, the pass-catching triplet’s voice was the loudest on the mountaintop. He was an unquestioned locker room leader.
But here, he is different. Here, he yearns for privacy. He sits alone, isolated by choice, hoping to go unbothered in a crowd of football enthusiasts, most of whom have worshiped at the Cowboys’ alter.
Tony Romo’s wife on if her kids will play football and her family's future
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Prestonwood's Michael Irvin (88) gestures after scoring a touchdown during the TCA-Addison vs. Prestonwood Plano high school football game at Lions Stadium in Plano on Friday, September 26, 2014. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
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Staff Writer Published: 06 June 2015 10:44 PM
Editor's note: This story originally published Nov. 14, 2014. Over the course of the off-season, we'll be bringing back some of our past stories looking at the Cowboys on and off the field.
PLANO — If you have ever watched Michael Irvin do his very public business, you know he’s never needed a megaphone. On television or radio or simply chatting in an otherwise quiet restaurant, his volume is set on high.
Want an autograph, a photo, a quick lecture on responsibility or a sermon on redemption, Irvin, who maintains he has seen the light, is more than willing to share. He’s a one-man pep rally, self-help guru and revival-tent preacher.
When he helped the Cowboys return to Super Bowl glory in the early 1990s, the pass-catching triplet’s voice was the loudest on the mountaintop. He was an unquestioned locker room leader.
But here, he is different. Here, he yearns for privacy. He sits alone, isolated by choice, hoping to go unbothered in a crowd of football enthusiasts, most of whom have worshiped at the Cowboys’ alter.
Tony Romo’s wife on if her kids will play football and her family's future
- Darren Woodson: Every time I see my son play, I say a prayer
- Daryl Johnston: My epiphany after watching son play football
- Nate Newton: The moment I knew my Longhorns' son was done
- Charles Haley: The first thing I teach kids about football
- Photos: See ex-Cowboy Irvin and son, a Prestonwood WR
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