1. Michael Anthony Strahan is an American television host, journalist, and former professional football player.
45 Facts About Michael Strahan
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Michael Strahan played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League.
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Michael Strahan has made guest appearances on game shows and other programs.
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Michael Strahan was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Michael Strahan is the nephew of retired NFL defensive lineman Art Strahan.
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When Michael Strahan was 9, his family moved to Army post BFV in Mannheim, West Germany.
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Michael Strahan attended Mannheim American High School, a US Department of Defense Dependent High School, and played linebacker for the Mannheim Bison, the school's football team.
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Michael Strahan played one season of football, which was enough for him to get a scholarship offer from Texas Southern University.
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Michael Strahan followed in the footsteps of his uncle Art, who played defensive end at Texas Southern University.
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Michael Strahan recorded 68 tackles with a school-record 19 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles totaling 142 yards in losses.
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Michael Strahan was selected Division I-AA Defensive Player of the Year by The Poor Man's Guide and Edd Hayes Black College Sports Report.
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Michael Strahan was named Black College Defensive Player of the Year.
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Michael Strahan's 41.5 career sacks is a Texas Southern record.
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Michael Strahan was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Michael Strahan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
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Michael Strahan was selected in the second round by the New York Giants in 1993.
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Michael Strahan played in only six games due to injuries, and missed the Giants' two playoff games that season.
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Michael Strahan was voted into his first Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro by the Associated Press.
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In 1998, Michael Strahan continued his success, racking up 15 sacks and being voted into his second Pro-Bowl and All-Pro team.
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Michael Strahan said the team failed to negotiate after he turned down its first contract proposal.
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Michael Strahan accused the front office of not trying to be competitive in 2002.
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Michael Strahan was named the 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year.
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Michael Strahan rebounded in 2005, returning to the Pro Bowl, with his protege, Osi Umenyiora, as the two combined for 26 sacks while anchoring the Giants' defense.
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Michael Strahan was considered by many coaches, peers, and experts as the standard, and best at his position during the prime of his career.
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Michael Strahan was regarded as one of if not the best defensive end ever at defending the run, which made people and peers view him as a complete defensive end.
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At least one observer accused Favre of deliberately falling to ensure that Michael Strahan would get the record.
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On Sunday, February 3,2008, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Michael Strahan had two tackles and one sack in Super Bowl XLII, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in NFL history.
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Michael Strahan retired with 141.5 career sacks, 854 career tackles, four career interceptions, 24 forced fumbles, and three career touchdowns in 200 games over a 15-year career.
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Michael Strahan was named to the Pro Bowl roster seven times.
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On February 2,2013, Michael Strahan failed to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; 2013 was his first year of eligibility.
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Michael Strahan performed the ceremonial coin toss, accompanied by the other members of that year's PFHOF class.
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Michael Strahan commented on the trophy presentation for Fox, since Terry Bradshaw was mourning the death of his father.
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Michael Strahan flew to space on December 11,2021, aboard the Blue Origin NS-19.
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On June 24,2008, it was announced that Michael Strahan would be joining the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show, alongside host Curt Menefee and analysts Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson.
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In 2018, Michael Strahan began co-hosting a daytime talk show spin-off of Good Morning America, originally titled GMA Day, alongside Sara Haines.
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On February 19,2025, NewsNation announced that Michael Strahan would leave Good Morning America at the end of his contract, according to sources at ABC News.
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Michael Strahan's contract is set to expire in the summer of 2025.
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Michael Strahan said that Pyramid was one of his favorite game shows growing up.
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On September 8,2015, Michael Strahan launched a men's clothing line exclusively through JCPenney.
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Michael Strahan was married to his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, from 1992 to 1996.
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Michael Strahan moved them to the US and purchased a $163,000 house in the same Houston neighborhood where his parents live.
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In 1999, Michael Strahan married Jean Muggli after meeting her at a spa.
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In June 2011, Michael Strahan filmed a commercial supporting legalizing same-sex marriage in New York.
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In 2002, Michael Strahan had a multimillion-dollar restoration and renovation done on Georgian Heights.
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In December 2018, Michael Strahan volunteered at St Jude Children's Research Hospital and was featured in a series of holiday promotions.