- Born
- Birth nameVictor Martell Cruz III
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Victor Cruz was born on November 11, 1986 in Patterson, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Ballers (2015), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2017).
- ChildrenKennedy
- ParentsBianca CruzMichael Walker
- The Thoroughbred racehorse Kid Cruz, who finished 8th in the 2014 Preakness Stakes, is named for him.
- Professional football player. Wide receiver with the New York Giants, 2010-2016.
- [13 February 2017] Released by the New York Giants.
- [21 August 2018] Announced his official retirement from pro football and became an NFL analyst for ESPN the following morning.
- Inducted into the George "Trigger" Burke UMass [University of Massachusetts] Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025.
- [on writing the SAT 5 or 6 times to qualify for a football scholarship] That was just a dreadful, dreadful test for me, even though passing meant so much. I had to pass to play football in college and keep achieving my dreams.
- [on soccer] I have tremendous respect for guys who use only their feet and are so quick laterally and have phenomenal decision-making and can curve the ball the way they do. They're going full speed, and know exactly where to hit the ball to make it spin a certain way or pass it to a teammate.
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