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LARIRVIN—

LeRoy Irvin

Retired

Detroit Lions · CB

LeRoy Irvin recorded 159 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

159

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to LeRoy Irvin's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 7, 1990

Los Angeles Rams vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1989
LOS ANGELESRAMS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 31, 1989

Los Angeles Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 31, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1988
LOS ANGELESRAMS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 26, 1988

Los Angeles Rams vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Dec 26, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1986
W
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WSH
DEC 28, 1986

Los Angeles Rams vs WSH

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from LeRoy Irvin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1986
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 16, 1986

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 94 interception return yards

Wild Card
1983
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 26, 1983

Los Angeles Rams vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Dec 26, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped LeRoy Irvin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1989

01
LARIRVIN—LeRoy Irvin
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETIRVIN—LeRoy Irvin
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1981, 1982, 1986Pro Bowl selection · 1985, 19862× first-team All-Pro11 NFL seasons159 career games2 career sacksJersey: 011 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Dec 30, 1990

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history