DALLAS Cowboys legend Michael Irvin revealed his wife is in the early stages of a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Former NFL star Irvin, 58, has been married to Sandy, 58, for 34 years.
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He said his wife has been fighting the disease for five or six years.
Irvin says he refuses to place his wife in a nursing home and has instead hired a nanny for Sandy.
“If anyone has earned the right to stay in their house, MY WIFE HAS IT!!!” Michael told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
“That I will honor. Whatever it takes.”
The couple has been together since the 1980s, after meeting at the University of Miami.
They married in 1990 and have remained happily married for decades.
The best wishes for Irvin came from across the NFL world.
Several fans sent messages on X, a site formerly known as Twitter.
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Irvin’s decade with Dallas was folklore.
The wide receiver played his entire NFL career with the Cowboys.
He was a first-round draft pick in 1988 and retired in 1999.
He helped the Cowboys to three Super Bowl triumphs.
Dallas defeated the Buffalo Bills to claim the NFL’s ultimate prize in 1993.
They repeated the trick against the Bills in 1994 to double.
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And the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1996 Super Bowl for more glory.
Irvin finished his career with 750 receptions for 11,904 yards and 65 touchdowns.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
Since his playing days, Irvin has worked in broadcasting.
Irvin opened his new restaurant in Texas this week called Game Creators88.
The opening was tied with the Dallas Mavericks playing in the NBA Finals.
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