<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1971</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Michael Strahan is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On November 21, 1971, Michael Strahan was born in Houston, Texas.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1993</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Drafted by the New York Giants</div><div class='timeline-text'>In the 1993 NFL Draft, Strahan was selected by the New York Giants as the 40th overall pick.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1997</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Named NFC Defensive Player of the Year</div><div class='timeline-text'>Strahan led the league in sacks with 141⁄2 and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Year.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2001</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins First Super Bowl Championship</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Giants defeated the heavily favored New England Patriots to win their first Super Bowl since 1990.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2008</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Retires from the NFL</div><div class='timeline-text'>After 15 seasons, Strahan formally announced his retirement from the NFL in June 2008.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2012</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame</div><div class='timeline-text'>Strahan was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2016</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins ABC's Good Morning America</div><div class='timeline-text'>Strahan joined ABC’s Good Morning America as a full time co-host on April 19, 2016.</div></div></div>