Michael Strahan: 18 facts about the former athlete

Michael Strahan is a former athlete and he is well known about his football career.

These are some facts you should know about him:

1. The former athlete was born November 21, 1971.
2. He was born in Houston, Texas.
3. He is the youngest of six children.
4. He is the nephew of retired professional football player Arthur Strahan.
5. The summer before Strahan’s senior year of high school, his father sent him to live with his uncle Art (a former NFL defensive lineman) in Houston so he could attend Westbury High School.
6. He played one season of football, which was enough for him to get a scholarship offer from Texas Southern University.
7. As a senior with the Texas Southern Tigers, Strahan was selected All-America first team by The Poor Man’s Guide to the NFL Draft, The Sheridan Network, Edd Hayes Black College Sports Report and the Associated Press.
8. He recorded 68 tackles with a school-record 19 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles totaling 142 yards in losses.
9. Michael Strahan was drafted by the New York Giants in 1993. He played in only 6 games due to injuries, and missed the Giants’ two playoff games that season.
10. Strahan was a member of the 2000 Giants and participated in their playoff run to Super Bowl XXXV.
11. He decided to retire on June 9, 2008, from the NFL. He told Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com “It’s time, I’m done.”
12. In the 2001 season, Strahan set the NFL record for sacks in a single season with 22.5, the highest tally since it was made an official statistic in 1982
13. Michael Strahan launched a men’s clothing line exclusively through J. C. Penney, on September 8, 2015.
14. He was married to his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, in Germany until 1996. After that marriage, he got married to Jean Muggli after meeting her at a spa, in 1999 and they got divorced in 2006.
15. In August 2009, Strahan became engaged to Nicole Mitchell, Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife, but in 2014, they broke off their engagement due to busy schedules.
16. He filmed a commercial supporting legalizing same-sex marriage in New York, in June 2011.
17. He resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
18. In April 2016, Kayla Quick was reported to be Strahan’s girlfriend.