Profile
Troy Aikman
All-american College Football Player + Professional Football Player + Quarterback + College Football Hall of Fame Member
Male
Born
Nov 21, 1966
Age
46
Hometown
California
Draft Year
1989
Draft Round
1
Draft Pick
1
Other Names
Aikman, Troy Kenn...
Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys. During his career… Read More
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Rhonda WortheyMarried 2000
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Leigh Steinberg: Draft DayHuffington Post Sports - Apr 22, 2013
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'Voice Of The Nfl'Huffington Post Sports - Apr 20, 2013
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Cowboys Give Romo Big ExtensionHuffington Post Sports - Mar 29, 2013
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Arian Foster Advances To Third Round Of Madden Cover VotingHouston Chronicle - Mar 28, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1966
Birth
Born on November 21, 1966.
TEENAGE
In 1985, his first season as a collegiate starter, Aikman led the Sooners to wins over Minnesota, Kansas State, and #17 Texas in the Red River Shootout before hosting the Miami Hurricanes and his future head coach Jimmy Johnson.
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TWENTIES
1987
20 Years Old
Aikman led the Bruins to a 10–2 record and the 1987 Aloha Bowl, where they beat the Florida Gators 20-16.
As a senior, Aikman won the 1988 Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback, a first for UCLA.
Aikman was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Following his rookie season, Dallas selected Florida Gators RB Emmitt Smith in the 1st round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
1991
24 Years Old
In 1991, Aikman led the Cowboys to a 6-5 record in the first 11 games and had the Cowboys ahead in week 12 against undefeated Washington when he was injured.
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1992
25 Years Old
In 1992, Aikman set career highs in completions (302), passing yards (3,445) and touchdown passes (23), and led the Cowboys to a team record 13 regular season victories and the second best record in the NFC.
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1994
27 Years Old
Head Coach Jimmy Johnson left the team on March 29, 1994, and Jerry Jones hired Barry Switzer, Aikman's former college coach at Oklahoma.
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THIRTIES
The 1999 season started off with a bang for Aikman and the Cowboys as they squared off against the Washington Redskins.
The 2000 season was Aikman's final season as a professional football player.
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During the 2001 offseason, Aikman was waived a day before he was due a $70 million/7-year contract extension, and ultimately announced his retirement on April 9, after failing to find another team.
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2005
38 Years Old
On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Cowboys-Redskins game (broadcast on Monday Night Football), Aikman was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor with his longtime teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith.
On August 5, 2006, Aikman was one of six players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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FORTIES
2008
41 Years Old
In 2008 he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
At another halftime ceremony, this one on February 7, 2009 at the UCLA-Notre Dame basketball game, Aikman's induction into the College Hall of Fame was honored.
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On February 9, 2010, Aikman became a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Directors.
2011
44 Years Old
In fall 2011, Aikman became a part of the Oxford Preparatory Academy Charter School Advisory Board in Southern California.
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