[4] Strahan played as a defensive end and offensive lineman for four years at the Texas Southern University.

[5] Strahan was cut by the Cowboys and picked up off the waiver wire by the Atlanta Falcons on August 28, 1968.

[6][7] The Falcons released Strahan on September 3, 1968, and sent him to play for the Continental Football League's Alabama Hawks.

[citation needed] Strahan married Delores Jean and together they had two sons, Andre and Derrick, and one daughter.

[12] Michael Strahan would follow his uncle in attending the Texas Southern University and becoming a defensive end in the NFL.