Victor Cruz

Victor Cruz, American football player

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Born: November 11, 1986
Age in 2026: 40
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1986

About Victor Cruz

Victor Michael Cruz is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), spending seven seasons with the New York Giants. He played college football at UMass, and signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. With New York, he won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots, and made the 2012 Pro Bowl. Cruz was named a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver for the years 2008 and 2009. Cruz finished that game with three catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns, the first and second of his career. In Week 16, he tied the NFL record with an explosive 99-yard touchdown catch against the New York Jets.

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Victor Cruz timeline

2008Cruz was named a first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver for the years 2008 and 2009.
2012With New York, he won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots, and made the 2012 Pro Bowl.

The world when Victor Cruz was born

Victor Cruz was born in 1986. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1986

#1 song"That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne Warwick & Friends
Top moviePlatoon
Top TV showThe Cosby Show
Best-selling bookIt – Stephen King

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMaradona's "Hand of God" goal at the World Cup
Top headlineSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster
Technology milestoneChernobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine
Defining fadTop Gun aviator sunglasses
Notable inventionDisposable camera
World population4.94 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population240.1M

1986 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Victor Cruz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1986	2026
Gas	$0.93	$3.45/gal
Average home	$80,300	$435,000
Average income	$29,458	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.71	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.22	$0.73
Population	240.1M	341 million

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