Troy Aikman - Wikipedia

American football player (born 1966) Troy Aikman

Aikman in 2011
No. 8
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	(1966-11-21) November 21, 1966 (age 59)West Covina, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Henryetta (Henryetta, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (1984–1985) UCLA (1986–1988)
NFL draft	1989: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1989–2000)
Awards and highlights
3× Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) Super Bowl MVP (XXVII) NFL Man of the Year (1997) 6× Pro Bowl (1991–1996) NFL completion percentage leader (1993) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989) Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor National champion (1985) Davey O'Brien Award (1988) Consensus All-American (1988) Second-team All-American (1987) Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year (1987) First-team All-Pac-10 (1987) UCLA Bruins No. 8 retired
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts 4,715 Passing completions 2,898 Completion percentage 61.5% TD–INT 165–141 Passing yards 32,942 Passer rating 81.6 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Troy Kenneth Aikman (/ˈeɪkmən/; born November 21, 1966)[1][2] is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. After transferring from the Oklahoma Sooners, he played college football for the UCLA Bruins and won the Davey O'Brien Award as a senior. Aikman was selected first overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Cowboys, where he was named to six Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowls. He was also named MVP of Super Bowl XXVII, the franchise's first title in over a decade. Aikman was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006[1] and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

After retiring in 2000, Aikman served as the color commentator of NFL on Fox from 2001 to 2021 and has served as the color commentator of Monday Night Football since 2022. He and his partner play-by-play announcer Joe Buck are the longest tenured announcer pairing in NFL history.[3][4] Aikman was a co-owner of the now defunct NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team Hall of Fame Racing from 2005 to 2009, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, and is also a part-owner of the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball (MLB).[5][6]

Early life

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Aikman was born on November 21, 1966. He spent the first part of his childhood in Cerritos, California.[7] At age 12, Aikman's family moved to Henryetta, Oklahoma, where he played football and baseball at Henryetta High School, earning All-State honors.[8] Aikman also won the 1983 Oklahoma high school state championship in typing.[9]

College career

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Oklahoma Sooners

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The New York Mets offered Aikman a contract out of high school, but instead of playing baseball he chose to play football and attended the University of Oklahoma under head coach Barry Switzer.[10]

In 1984, he became the first freshman to start at quarterback for Oklahoma since World War II. In 1985, his first full season as a collegiate starter,[10] Aikman led the Sooners to wins over Minnesota, Kansas State, and No. 17 Texas in the Red River Shootout before losing to the Miami Hurricanes as he left the game with a broken ankle. He also lost to his future teammate Michael Irvin and head coach Jimmy Johnson, who also scouted him when he was the head coach of Oklahoma State.[11]

On October 19, Miami's Jerome Brown broke through the offensive line, sacked Aikman at the Sooners' 29-yard line, and broke Aikman's ankle. Aikman, who had been six of eight passing for 131 yards, would be out for the season. Switzer and offensive coordinator Jim Donnan were forced to switch back to the wishbone offense under freshman quarterback Jamelle Holieway. The team went on to win the 1985 National Championship. With Holieway established as the starting quarterback at OU, Aikman decided to transfer to UCLA.[12]

UCLA Bruins

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Barry Switzer oversaw Aikman's transfer to UCLA, which was coached by Terry Donahue and more effective for a passing quarterback. He had to sit out a year due to college transfer rules but went on to lead the Bruins to a 20–4 record over two seasons.[10][12]

As a junior, Aikman was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, throwing for 2,525 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions. He led the Bruins to a 10–2 record and the 1987 Aloha Bowl, where they beat the Florida Gators by a score of 20–16.[10][13][14]

As a senior, Aikman threw for 2,771 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. He won the 1988 Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback, a first for UCLA.[10] He was a Consensus All-American, the UPI West Coast Player of the Year, the Washington DC Club QB of the Year, a finalist for the 1988 AFCA "Coaches Choice" Player of the year award, and finished third in voting for the 1988 Heisman Trophy. UCLA matched the victory total from the previous season under Aikman, going 10–2 and losing only to USC and Washington State. The 1988 season culminated with a 17–3 Bruins victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1989 Cotton Bowl Classic, which was played in Dallas.[10] The Dallas media spent most of the Cotton Bowl Classic week promoting Aikman as the "next quarterback of the Cowboys," and much was made of Cowboys head coach Tom Landry watching Aikman practice during the Bruins' workouts at Texas Stadium. Aikman finished his career as the number two career passing leader in UCLA history.[13][14]

In 2008, Aikman was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.[15] On November 28, 2014, UCLA retired his #8 jersey at halftime against Stanford.[16]

College statistics

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Season	Team	Passing							Rushing
		Cmp	Att	Yds	Pct	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1984	Oklahoma	6	20	41	30	0	3	17.2	12	18	1.5	1
1985	Oklahoma	27	47	442	57.4	1	1	139.2	49	93	1.9	0
1986	UCLA	Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules
1987	UCLA	178	273	2,527	65.2	17	8	157.6	79	−87	−1.1	2
1988	UCLA	228	354	2,771	64.4	24	9	147.4	78	83	1.1	1
Career		439	694	5,781	63.3	42	21	142.3	218	107	0.5	4

Professional career

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Dallas Cowboys

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Aikman was selected as the first overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.[10] On February 25, 1989, new owner Jerry Jones fired Tom Landry and replaced him with Jimmy Johnson. A few months later, in the NFL's supplemental draft, Johnson drafted Steve Walsh, who played for Johnson at the University of Miami. Aikman won the starting quarterback job, and Walsh was traded early in the 1990 season.

Aikman played his first NFL preseason game on August 26, 1989, against the Denver Broncos. His NFL debut started with a 28–0 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The following week, Aikman threw his first touchdown pass, a 65-yard completion to Michael Irvin, but the Atlanta Falcons intercepted two passes and won. In a game against the Phoenix Cardinals, he threw for 379 yards to set an NFL rookie record.[10] Aikman finished 1989 with a 0–11 record as a starter, completing 155 of 293 passes for 1,749 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions.

Following Aikman's rookie season, Dallas selected Florida Gators running back Emmitt Smith in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft. With Smith and Irvin, Aikman led the Cowboys to a 7–7 record in the 1990 season but was injured in the 15th game, against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Cowboys would go on to lose that game and the following week against the Atlanta Falcons with backup quarterback Babe Laufenberg, missing the final playoff wild card spot by one game.

In 1991, Aikman led the Cowboys to a 6–4 record in the first 10 games and had the Cowboys ahead in week 12 against an undefeated Washington Redskins team when he was injured. Steve Beuerlein replaced Aikman, and Dallas finished the season 5–0 and earned the #5 playoff seed. Beuerlein went on to lead the Cowboys to a road upset over the #4 seed Chicago Bears in the wild card round. With the Cowboys trailing 17–6 at halftime the following week against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, Aikman was inserted to start the third quarter but was unable to provide a spark as the Cowboys lost, 38–6. Aikman was selected to the first of six consecutive Pro Bowls.[10]

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. During the playoffs, Aikman broke Joe Montana's record of 83 passes without an interception by throwing 89.[10] The Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles at home in the divisional round and squared off against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, a matchup that featured the two best teams in the NFC. The Cowboys won, 30–20, with Aikman completing two game-changing passes to send the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1978. In Super Bowl XXVII against the Buffalo Bills, Aikman led the Cowboys to a 52–17 victory (coincidentally the game was played in his alma mater's home stadium, the Rose Bowl).[10] Aikman was named Super Bowl MVP after completing 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns.[10]

In 1993, the Cowboys finished 12–4, the best record in the NFC. In the playoffs, Aikman again led the Cowboys to a home playoff win, this time over a young, upstart Green Bay Packers squad led by quarterback Brett Favre, who was in his first full season as a starting quarterback. Aikman then shredded the San Francisco 49ers secondary in the NFC Championship 38–21, before leaving the game with a concussion after 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield's knee hit Aikman's head.[19] Aikman now says he has no memory of playing in the game.[20][21] In Super Bowl XXVIII, Aikman was kept out of the end zone, but a combination of key turnovers by the Buffalo Bills offense and the running of Emmitt Smith helped lead to a 30–13 victory for the Cowboys.

Head coach Jimmy Johnson left the team on March 29, 1994, and Jerry Jones hired Barry Switzer, Aikman's former college coach at Oklahoma. In 1994, the Cowboys finished with the second-best record in the NFC (behind the San Francisco 49ers) and Aikman again missed playing time due to injuries. The Cowboys won their Divisional Playoff game against the Green Bay Packers 35–9, but fell to the 49ers in the NFC Championship, 38–28.

In 1995, Aikman passed for over 3,300 yards as the Cowboys once again finished with the best record in the NFC, with the San Francisco 49ers having the second-best record. Aikman was knocked out of a highly anticipated rematch between the Cowboys and 49ers when Stubblefield landed on Aikman, forcing his knee to hit the turf. After a playoff loss at home by the 49ers to the Green Bay Packers, the Cowboys faced the Packers in the NFC Championship and, for the third straight season, knocked the Packers out of the playoffs, this time by a 38–27 score, to earn their third Super Bowl appearance in four years. The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–17, with Aikman throwing one touchdown pass.

In 1996, despite offensive troubles, Aikman again helped lead the Cowboys to another NFC East Division title and a home game in the wild card round, a 40–15 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The following week, the Cowboys fell in the divisional round to the Carolina Panthers, 26–17.

In 1997, Aikman became the first quarterback in Cowboys history to have three straight 3,000-yard seasons, but the team finished 6–10 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1990. Switzer suffered the first losing season of his career and resigned at the end of the season.

1998 was a rebound year for Aikman and the Cowboys, and despite missing five games, Aikman again helped lead the Cowboys back to the NFC East title and the playoffs. The Cowboys were upset at home in the wild card round as the #6 seed Arizona Cardinals won, 20–7.

The 1999 season started off strong for Aikman and the Cowboys as they faced the Washington Redskins. Aikman threw a career-high five touchdown passes, including the game-winner in overtime to beat the Redskins. 1999 also marked the final playoff appearance for Aikman, and the final season the trio of Aikman, Irvin, and Emmitt Smith would play together. The Cowboys finished 8–8 and lost in the wild card round to the Minnesota Vikings, 27–10.

The 2000 season was Aikman's last season as a professional football player. Aikman suffered several concussions during the season, and a revolving door at quarterback took place between Aikman and former Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham. Aikman's final game was at home against the Washington Redskins. He was hit by linebacker LaVar Arrington and suffered the tenth and final concussion of his career.

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. He ended his career as the Cowboys' all-time leading passer (32,942 yards). 90 of his 94 career wins were in the 1990s and the most of any quarterback in any decade until Peyton Manning surpassed him in the 2000s with 115 wins. Aikman is currently third on that list, also trailing Tom Brady (122 in the 2010s).[10][22]

In a late December 2013 radio interview, Aikman said the real reason he retired was due to persistent back issues he had in his final season. Aikman explained that he had back surgery in the offseason following Super Bowl XXVII with no complications but by the time he reached his final season he was constantly getting treatment for back pain. While the hit by Arrington ended his 2000 season, he claims it was the back pain and not that concussion that ended his career.[23] In a January 2020 interview, Aikman said he wanted to sign with the San Diego Chargers after being released by the Cowboys in the 2001 offseason to play for Norv Turner (Aikman's former offensive coordinator in Dallas), but they signed Doug Flutie instead and Aikman chose to retire. He said Andy Reid called him after Eagles starting quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a broken ankle in week 11 of the 2002 season to offer him the starting position, but Aikman declined. In 2003, Aikman agreed to play for the Miami Dolphins with Turner as their offensive coordinator and began training again, but the team decided not to sign a contract with him.[24]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Super Bowl MVP
Won the Super Bowl
NFL record
Led the league
Bold	Career high
Underline	Incomplete data

Regular season

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Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacked		Fumbles
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sck	SckY	Fum	Lost
1989	DAL	11	11	0−11	155	293	52.9	1,749	6.0	75	9	18	55.7	38	302	7.9	25	0	19	155	6	—
1990	DAL	15	15	7−8	226	399	56.6	2,579	6.5	61	11	18	66.6	40	172	4.3	20	1	39	288	5	—
1991	DAL	12	12	7−5	237	363	65.3	2,754	7.6	61	11	10	86.7	16	5	0.3	9	1	32	224	4	—
1992	DAL	16	16	13−3	302	473	63.8	3,445	7.3	87	23	14	89.5	37	105	2.8	19	1	23	112	4	—
1993	DAL	14	14	11−3	271	392	69.1	3,100	7.9	80	15	6	99.0	32	125	3.9	20	0	26	153	7	—
1994	DAL	14	14	10−4	233	361	64.5	2,676	7.4	90	13	12	84.9	30	62	2.1	13	1	14	59	2	3
1995	DAL	16	16	12−4	280	432	64.8	3,304	7.6	50	16	7	93.6	21	32	1.5	12	1	14	89	5	2
1996	DAL	15	15	10−5	296	465	63.7	3,126	6.7	61	12	13	80.1	35	42	1.2	10	1	18	120	6	6
1997	DAL	16	16	6−10	292	518	56.4	3,283	6.3	64	19	12	78.0	25	79	3.2	13	0	33	269	6	5
1998	DAL	11	11	7−4	187	315	59.4	2,330	7.4	67	12	5	88.5	22	69	3.1	23	2	9	58	3	1
1999	DAL	14	14	7−7	263	442	59.5	2,964	6.7	90	17	12	81.1	21	10	0.5	7	1	19	130	8	2
2000	DAL	11	11	4−7	156	262	59.5	1,632	6.2	48	7	14	64.3	10	13	1.3	5	0	13	91	2	2
Career		165	165	94−71	2,898	4,715	61.5	32,942	7.0	90	165	141	81.6	327	1,016	3.1	25	9	259	1,748	58	21

Postseason

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Year	Team	Games			Passing									Rushing					Sacked		Fumbles
		GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Y/A	Lng	TD	Sck	SckY	Fum	Lost
1991	DAL	1	0	—	11	16	68.8	114	7.1	25	0	1	63.0	2	0	0.0	0	0	3	26	2	—
1992	DAL	3	3	3−0	61	89	68.5	795	8.9	70	8	0	126.4	9	38	4.2	19	0	7	43	1	—
1993	DAL	3	3	3−0	61	82	74.4	686	8.4	35	5	3	104.0	7	28	4.0	12	0	7	28	0	0
1994	DAL	2	2	1−1	53	83	63.9	717	8.6	94	4	4	87.3	2	11	5.5	9	0	5	35	0	0
1995	DAL	3	3	3−0	53	80	66.3	717	9.0	47	4	1	106.1	8	6	0.8	9	0	4	25	0	0
1996	DAL	2	2	1−1	37	65	56.9	343	5.3	23	1	4	51.0	3	4	1.3	2	1	3	26	1	0
1998	DAL	1	1	0−1	22	49	44.9	191	3.9	19	1	3	37.0	1	0	0.0	0	0	4	27	1	0
1999	DAL	1	1	0−1	22	38	57.9	286	7.5	45	0	1	70.7	0	0	—	0	0	1	8	0	0
Career		16	15	11−4	320	502	63.7	3,849	7.7	94	23	17	88.3	32	87	2.7	19	1	34	218	5	0

Post-retirement activities

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After he retired from professional football as a player, Aikman joined Fox's NFC telecasts as a color commentator for the 2001 season. A year later, he was named to Fox's lead announcing crew, teaming up with Joe Buck and (from 2002 to 2004) Cris Collinsworth.[25] Aikman received an Emmy Award nomination for his television work in 2004 and has broadcast six Super Bowls (XXXIX, XLII, XLV, XLVIII, LI, and LIV) to date. It was revealed in 2016 that in 2004, Aikman nearly came out of retirement to sign a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins, but the Dolphins ended up not signing him.[26]

Aikman also hosts a weekly sports radio show which airs on Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. ET on Sporting News Radio and appears weekly during the football season on the Dunham & Miller morning show on Dallas sports talk radio station 1310 The Ticket. He was a public spokesman for Acme Brick throughout his career. He is also the chairman of the Troy Aikman Foundation, a charity to benefit children that has recently focused on building playplaces for children's hospitals.[27] In 2016, Aikman merged his foundation with the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas and donated $1 million to United Way in the process.[28] The Agency Sports Management & Marketing handles Aikman's marketing activities, where Jordan Bazant is his lead agent.

Aikman was ranked No. 95 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players in 1999, and has been the official Wingstop spokesman for several years.[29] He appeared in The Simpsons episode "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday" alongside former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino. He also participated in the 2001 and 2011 videos honoring Billy Graham's 83rd and 93rd birthdays. Aikman said he was going to appear on Dancing with the Stars in front of TMZ cameras.[30][31] However, he revealed he was only joking about it and won't appear on the show.[32][30][31]

On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Dallas Cowboys-Washington 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.[33] On August 5, 2006, Aikman was one of six players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[34]

At another halftime ceremony, on February 7, 2009, at the UCLA-Notre Dame basketball game, Aikman's induction into the College Hall of Fame was honored. Aikman announced he had completed coursework to finish his degree in sociology. He participated in UCLA's 2009 Sociology Department commencement ceremony with quarterback Kevin Craft and linebacker Marcus Reese, who also came back to finish his college education. Former UCLA quarterback John Sciarra was the keynote speaker at the ceremony.[35]

On February 9, 2010, Aikman became a member of the National Football Foundation Board of Directors.

As of fall 2010, Aikman is a co-spokesman for Rent-a-Center, along with Hulk Hogan.[36]

In the fall of 2011, Aikman joined the Oxford Preparatory Academy Charter School Advisory Board in Southern California.[37]

In November 2013, Aikman was named a 2014 recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given annually to six former college athletes 25 years after the end of their college athletics careers.[38]

In March 2014, Aikman was announced as a partner and spokesman for IDLife.

After 20 seasons as Fox's lead broadcast team, ESPN announced on March 16, 2022, that both Buck and Aikman would join ESPN as the new lead commentators of Monday Night Football.[39][40]

Hall of Fame Racing

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In late 2005, Aikman, along with former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, established a NASCAR team called Hall of Fame Racing, fielding the No. 96 car (derived by multiplying Aikman's jersey number as a Dallas Cowboy by Staubach's) shared between Terry Labonte and Tony Raines during the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Raines drove for Hall of Fame full-time in 2007, and J. J. Yeley and Brad Coleman drove the car in 2008. The team closed after the 2009 season.[41]

Troy Aikman Enterprises

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Aikman has owned several car dealerships in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and launched a light beer brand called Eight in 2022.[42][43] He also owns a restaurant called Troy's at Texas Live.[44]

Personal life

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Aikman was once named the most eligible bachelor in Dallas by Texas Monthly, and dated country singer Lorrie Morgan.[45]

He married former Cowboys publicist Rhonda Worthey on April 8, 2000, in Plano, Texas.[46] They have two daughters, and Worthey has another daughter named Rachel from a previous marriage.[47] The couple announced their separation on January 24, 2011,[48] and their divorce was finalized on April 12, 2011.[49]

On June 2, 2017, Aikman announced his engagement to high-end fashion retailer Catherine "Capa" Mooty[50] on Instagram.[51] Mooty has two sons with her ex-husband, lawyer Jerry Mooty,[52] who is the nephew of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.[53] On September 1, 2017, Aikman and Catherine Mooty married at the Biltmore Four Seasons in Montecito, California.[54] It was revealed in July 2023 that Aikman and Mooty were officially divorced.[55]

Aikman resides in Dallas.[56]

See also

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• Troy Aikman NFL Football, a 1994 video game

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Further reading

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• Keefer, Zak (September 6, 2024). "Troy Aikman 'never lost at anything.' He's just now starting to enjoy it". The Athletic. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

External links

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Troy Aikman—awards, championships, and honors

v t e Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterbacks Claude Arnold (1950) Eddie Crowder (1951–1952) Gene Calame (1953–1954) Jimmy Harris (1954–1956) Dave Baker (1957) Carl Dodd (1957) Brewster Hobby (1957–1958) Bob Cornell (1959) Jimmy Carpenter (1960) Bob Page (1961) Monte Deere (1962) Ronnie Fletcher (1962–1964) Bobby Page (1963–1964) John Hammond (1964–1965) Bobby Warmack (1966–1968) Jack Mildren (1969–1971) Dave Robertson (1972) Steve Davis (1973–1975) Thomas Lott (1976–1978) J. C. Watts (1979–1980) Darrell Shepard (1981) Kelly Phelps (1982) Danny Bradley (1983–1984) Troy Aikman (1984–1985) Jamelle Holieway (1985–1988) Charles Thompson (1987) Steve Collins (1989–1992) Cale Gundy (1990–1993) Garrick McGee (1994-1995) Terence Brown (1994) Eric Moore (1995–1998) Justin Fuente (1996–1997) Brandon Daniels (1997–1998) Jake Stills (1998) Patrick Fletcher (1998) Jarrod Reese (1998) Josh Heupel (1999–2000) Nate Hybl (2001–2002) Jason White (2001–2004) Rhett Bomar (2005) Paul Thompson (2005–2006) Sam Bradford (2007–2009) Landry Jones (2009–2012) Trevor Knight (2013–2014) Blake Bell (2013) Cody Thomas (2014) Baker Mayfield (2015–2017) Kyler Murray (2017–2018) Austin Kendall (2018) Jalen Hurts (2019) Spencer Rattler (2020–2021) Caleb Williams (2021) Dillon Gabriel (2022–2023) Davis Beville (2022) Jackson Arnold (2023–2024) Michael Hawkins Jr. (2024–2025) John Mateer (2025) v t e 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions Troy Aikman Brian Bosworth Sonny Brown Lydell Carr Tony Casillas Patrick Collins Derrick Crudup Rickey Dixon Jamelle Holieway Mark Hutson Chris Howard Keith Jackson Dante Jones Tim Lashar Paul Migliazzo Lee Morris Kevin Murphy Anthony Phillips Darrell Reed Caesar Rentie Derrick Shepard Travis Simpson Anthony Stafford Spencer Tillman Todd Thomsen Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Tim Billings Joe Dickinson Jim Donnan Gary Gibbs Merv Johnson Charlie Sadler Lucious Selmon v t e UCLA Bruins starting quarterbacks Birlenbach Russom Solomon Bergdahl Hunt Frankovich Murphy Harris Mathews Waterfield Case Reiges Nagel Hershmon Debay Knox Ballard Bradley Shinnick Gertsman Kilmer Zeno Beban Dow Bolden Dummit Flores Harmon Sciarra Dankworth Bukich Bashore Quarles Ramsey Schroeder Neuheisel Bono Norrie Stevens Aikman Johnson Bonds Maddox Cook Walker Barnes Fien McNown Bennett Paus McCann McEwan D. Olson M. Moore B. Olson Cowan Bethel-Thompson Rasshan Craft Prince Brehaut Hundley Rosen Fafaul Modster Speight Thompson-Robinson Burton Griffin Garbers D. Moore Schlee Martin Iamaleava Duncan v t e Davey O'Brien Award winners 1981: McMahon 1982: Blackledge 1983: S. Young 1984: Flutie 1985: Long 1986: Testaverde 1987: McPherson 1988: Aikman 1989: Ware 1990: Detmer 1991: Detmer 1992: Torretta 1993: Ch. Ward 1994: Collins 1995: Wuerffel 1996: Wuerffel 1997: Manning 1998: Bishop 1999: Hamilton 2000: Weinke 2001: Crouch 2002: Banks 2003: White 2004: White 2005: V. Young 2006: Smith 2007: Tebow 2008: Bradford 2009: McCoy 2010: Newton 2011: Griffin III 2012: Manziel 2013: Winston 2014: Mariota 2015: Watson 2016: Watson 2017: Mayfield 2018: Murray 2019: Burrow 2020: Jones 2021: B. Young 2022: Duggan 2023: Daniels 2024: Ca. Ward 2025: Mendoza v t e Pac-12 Football Player of the Year winners Voit Trophy (1951–1974) 1951: McColl 1952: Sears 1953: B. Garrett 1954: Larson 1955: Arnett 1956: Arnett 1957: Wallen 1958: Kapp 1959: Schloredt 1960: Kilmer 1961: Campbell 1962: Baker 1963: Burke 1964: Morton 1965: M. Garrett 1966: Pifer 1967: Beban 1968: Simpson 1969: Plunkett 1970: Plunkett 1971: Bunce 1972: A. Davis 1973: Ker. Johnson 1974: A. Davis Overall (1975–1982) 1975: Muncie 1976: Bell 1977: Benjamin and Moon 1978: White 1979: White 1980: Elway 1981: Allen 1982: Elway and Ramsey Offensive (1983–2023) 1983: Pelluer 1984: Mayes 1985: Mayes 1986: Muster 1987: Aikman 1988: Peete 1989: S. Broussard 1990: G. Lewis 1991: Pawlawski and M. Bailey 1992: Bledsoe 1993: Stokes 1994: Kaufman 1995: Key. Johnson 1996: Plummer 1997: Leaf 1998: McNown and A. Smith 1999: Walters 2000: Tuiasosopo 2001: Harrington 2002: Gesser and Palmer 2003: Leinart 2004: Bush and Leinart 2005: Bush 2006: Lynch 2007: Dixon 2008: Rodgers 2009: Gerhart 2010: Luck 2011: Luck 2012: Lee 2013: Carey 2014: Mariota 2015: McCaffrey 2016: Browning 2017: Love 2018: Minshew 2019: Moss 2020: J. Broussard 2021: London 2022: C. Williams 2023: Nix Defensive (1983–2023) 1983: Hunley and Rivera 1984: Bickett 1985: Walen 1986: Evans 1987: Cecil 1988: Wells 1989: Seau 1990: Emtman and D. Lewis 1991: Emtman 1992: Hoffmann 1993: Waldrop 1994: Fields 1995: Bruschi 1996: Chorak 1997: Tillman 1998: Claiborne 1999: O'Neal 2000: Archuleta 2001: R. Thomas 2002: Suggs 2003: Ball 2004: Cody and Swancutt 2005: Ngata and Robinson 2006: Hughes 2007: Ellis 2008: Maualuga 2009: Price 2010: Paea 2011: Kendricks 2012: Sutton 2013: Sutton 2014: Wright 2015: Buckner 2016: Jackson 2017: Vea 2018: Burr-Kirven 2019: Weaver 2020: Hufanga 2021: Lloyd 2022: Tuipulotu 2023: Latu v t e 1988 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense QB Steve Walsh & Troy Aikman RB Barry Sanders RB Anthony Thompson RB Tim Worley WR Jason Phillips WR Hart Lee Dykes TE Marv Cook OL Tony Mandarich OL Anthony Phillips OL Mike Utley OL Mark Stepnoski C Jake Young C John Vitale Defense DL Mark Messner DL Tracy Rocker DL Wayne Martin DL Frank Stams DL Bill Hawkins LB Derrick Thomas LB Broderick Thomas LB Mike Stonebreaker DB Deion Sanders DB Donnell Woolford DB Louis Oliver DB Darryl Henley Special teams PK Kendall Trainor P Keith English v t e First overall NFL draft picks 1936: Berwanger 1937: Francis 1938: C. Davis 1939: Aldrich 1940: Cafego 1941: Harmon 1942: Dudley 1943: Sinkwich 1944: Bertelli 1945: Trippi 1946: Dancewicz 1947: Fenimore 1948: Gilmer 1949: Bednarik 1950: Hart 1951: Rote 1952: Wade 1953: Babcock 1954: B. Garrett 1955: Shaw 1956: Glick 1957: Hornung 1958: Hill 1959: Duncan 1960: Cannon 1961: Mason 1962: E. Davis 1963: Baker 1964: Parks 1965: Frederickson 1966: Nobis 1967: Bu. Smith 1968: Yary 1969: Simpson 1970: Bradshaw 1971: Plunkett 1972: Patulski 1973: Matuszak 1974: Jones 1975: Bartkowski 1976: Selmon 1977: Bell 1978: Campbell 1979: Cousineau 1980: B. Sims 1981: Rogers 1982: K. Sims 1983: Elway 1984: Fryar 1985: Br. Smith 1986: Jackson 1987: Testaverde 1988: Bruce 1989: Aikman 1990: George 1991: Maryland 1992: Emtman 1993: Bledsoe 1994: Wilkinson 1995: Carter 1996: Johnson 1997: Pace 1998: P. Manning 1999: Couch 2000: Brown 2001: Vick 2002: Carr 2003: Palmer 2004: E. Manning 2005: A. Smith 2006: M. Williams 2007: Russell 2008: Long 2009: Stafford 2010: Bradford 2011: Newton 2012: Luck 2013: Fisher 2014: Clowney 2015: Winston 2016: Goff 2017: M. Garrett 2018: Mayfield 2019: Murray 2020: Burrow 2021: Lawrence 2022: Walker 2023: Young 2024: C. Williams 2025: Ward v t e 1989 NFL draft first-round selections Troy Aikman Tony Mandarich Barry Sanders Derrick Thomas Deion Sanders Broderick Thomas Tim Worley Burt Grossman Sammie Smith Eric Hill Donnell Woolford Trace Armstrong Eric Metcalf Jeff Lageman Andy Heck Hart Lee Dykes Joe Wolf Brian Williams Wayne Martin Steve Atwater Bill Hawkins Andre Rison David Williams Tom Ricketts Louis Oliver Cleveland Gary Shawn Collins Keith DeLong v t e Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks Lilly Jordan Appleton Morton Niland Homan C. Hill D. Thomas To. Smith B. Thomas DuPree E. Jones Young R. White Henderson Kyle Dorsett Bethea Shaw Richards R. Hill Jeffcoat Cannon Brooks Sherrard Noonan Irvin Aikman E. Smith Maryland Harper Pritchett K. Smith R. Jones Carver LaFleur Ellis Ekuban R. Williams Newman Ware Spears Carpenter Spencer F. Jones Jenkins Bryant Tyr. Smith Claiborne Frederick Martin B. Jones Elliott Charlton Vander Esch Lamb Parsons Tyl. Smith M. Smith Guyton Booker v t e Dallas Cowboys 1989 NFL draft selections Troy Aikman Steve Wisniewski Daryl Johnston Mark Stepnoski Rhondy Weston Tony Tolbert Keith Jennings Willis Crockett Jeff Roth Kevin Peterson Charvez Foger Tim Jackson Rod Carter Randy Shannon Scott Ankrom v t e Dallas Cowboys starting quarterbacks Eddie LeBaron (1960–1963) Don Meredith (1960–1968) Don Heinrich (1960) John Roach (1964) Jerry Rhome (1965–1966) Craig Morton (1965, 1967–1972) Roger Staubach (1969–1971, 1973–1979) Clint Longley (1975) Danny White (1978, 1980–1987) Glenn Carano (1981) Gary Hogeboom (1984–1985) Steve Pelluer (1986–1988) Reggie Collier (1986) Kevin Sweeney (1987–1988) Troy Aikman (1989–2000) Steve Walsh (1989) Babe Laufenberg (1990) Steve Beuerlein (1991) Bernie Kosar (1993) Jason Garrett (1993–1994, 1998–1999) Rodney Peete (1994) Wade Wilson (1996) Randall Cunningham (2000) Anthony Wright (2000–2001) Quincy Carter (2001–2003) Ryan Leaf (2001) Clint Stoerner (2001) Chad Hutchinson (2002) Vinny Testaverde (2004) Drew Henson (2004) Drew Bledsoe (2005–2006) Tony Romo (2006–2015) Brad Johnson (2008) Jon Kitna (2010) Stephen McGee (2010) Kyle Orton (2013) Brandon Weeden (2014–2015) Matt Cassel (2015) Kellen Moore (2015) Dak Prescott (2016–present) Andy Dalton (2020) Ben DiNucci (2020) Garrett Gilbert (2020) Cooper Rush (2021–2022, 2024) Trey Lance (2024) v t e Dallas Cowboys Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas Franchise Franchise History Coaches All-time roster Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks Ring of Honor Ford Center at The Star Stadiums Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium Culture NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys Cheerleaders Making the Team America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Debbie Does Dallas Doomsday Defense Dirty Dozen The Triplets (Aikman, Irvin, and Smith) Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Tom Landry Tex Schramm Roger Staubach Black Sunday Little Giants Jerry Maguire "Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" "We Dem Boyz" King of the Hill "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk book Lore Ice Bowl The Catch Herschel Walker trade Bounty Bowl series Pickle Juice Game 2013 game vs. Denver Broncos 2013 game vs. Green Bay Packers Dez Caught It Rivalries Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers/Texans Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Washington Commanders Division championships (25) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014 2016 2018 2021 2023 Conference championships (10) 1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995 League championships (5) 1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX) Media Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg Current league affiliations League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division v t e Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Troy Aikman Larry Allen Gil Brandt Tony Dorsett Charles Haley Cliff Harris Bob Hayes Chuck Howley Michael Irvin Jimmy Johnson Tom Landry Bob Lilly Don Meredith Drew Pearson Don Perkins Mel Renfro Lee Roy Jordan Tex Schramm Emmitt Smith Roger Staubach DeMarcus Ware Randy White Darren Woodson Rayfield Wright v t e Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVII champions 2 Lin Elliott 4 Mike Saxon 7 Steve Beuerlein 8 Troy Aikman (MVP) 17 Jason Garrett 20 Ray Horton 22 Emmitt Smith 23 Robert Williams 24 Larry Brown 26 Kevin Smith 27 Curvin Richards 28 Darren Woodson 29 Kenneth Gant 30 Issiac Holt 31 Thomas Everett 34 Tommie Agee 37 James Washington 39 Derrick Gainer 40 Bill Bates 47 Clayton Holmes 48 Daryl Johnston 50 Bobby Abrams 51 Ken Norton Jr. 52 Mickey Pruitt 53 Mark Stepnoski 55 Robert Jones 57 Vinson Smith 58 Dixon Edwards 61 Nate Newton 63 John Gesek 66 Kevin Gogan 67 Russell Maryland 68 Frank Cornish 69 Todd Jones 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 75 Tony Casillas 76 Alan Veingrad 77 Jim Jeffcoat 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 80 Alvin Harper 81 Alexander Wright 82 Jimmy Smith 83 Kelvin Martin 84 Jay Novacek 86 Tyrone Williams 87 Alfredo Roberts 88 Michael Irvin 89 Derek Tennell 90 Tony Hill 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 97 Jimmie Jones 98 Godfrey Myles 99 Greg Briggs Head coach: Jimmy Johnson Coaches: Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Butch Davis Robert Ford Steve Hoffman Bob Slowik Norv Turner Dave Wannstedt Tony Wise Owner: Jerry Jones v t e Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII champions 3 Eddie Murray 8 Troy Aikman 17 Jason Garrett 18 Bernie Kosar 19 John Jett 22 Emmitt Smith (MVP) 23 Robert Williams 24 Larry Brown 25 Derrick Lassic 26 Kevin Smith 27 Thomas Everett 28 Darren Woodson 29 Kenneth Gant 31 Brock Marion 34 Tommie Agee 37 James Washington 38 Chris Hall 39 Derrick Gainer 40 Bill Bates 41 Dave Thomas 43 Elvis Patterson 44 Lincoln Coleman 46 Joe Fishback 48 Daryl Johnston 50 Bobby Abrams 51 Ken Norton Jr. 53 Mark Stepnoski 55 Robert Jones 56 John Roper 58 Dixon Edwards 59 Darrin Smith 61 Nate Newton 62 James Parrish 63 John Gesek 65 Ron Stone 66 Kevin Gogan 67 Russell Maryland 68 Frank Cornish 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 75 Tony Casillas 77 Jim Jeffcoat 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 80 Alvin Harper 81 Tim Daniel 82 Jimmy Smith 83 Joey Mickey 84 Jay Novacek 85 Kevin Williams 86 Tyrone Williams 88 Michael Irvin 89 Scott Galbraith 89 Jim Price 89 Kelly Blackwell 91 Matt Vanderbeek 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 97 Jimmie Jones 98 Godfrey Myles Head coach: Jimmy Johnson Coaches: Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano John Blake Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Butch Davis Jim Eddy Robert Ford Steve Hoffman Hudson Houck Norv Turner Owner: Jerry Jones v t e Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX champions 8 Troy Aikman 10 Jon Baker 11 Wade Wilson 17 Jason Garrett 18 Chris Boniol 19 John Jett 20 Sherman Williams 21 Deion Sanders 22 Emmitt Smith 23 Robert Bailey 24 Larry Brown (MVP) 25 Scott Case 26 Kevin Smith 27 Greg Tremble 28 Darren Woodson 29 Alundis Brice 31 Brock Marion 36 Dominique Ross 38 David Lang 40 Bill Bates 42 Charlie Williams 43 Greg Briggs 47 Clayton Holmes 48 Daryl Johnston 52 Jim Schwantz 53 Ray Donaldson 54 Darryl Hardy 54 Anthony Fieldings 55 Robert Jones 56 Reggie Barnes 58 Dixon Edwards 59 Darrin Smith 60 Derek Kennard 61 Nate Newton 65 Ron Stone 67 Russell Maryland 68 Michael Batiste 69 George Hegamin 70 Dale Hellestrae 71 Mark Tuinei 73 Larry Allen 78 Leon Lett 79 Erik Williams 81 Ed Hervey 82 Cory Fleming 83 Kendell Watkins 84 Jay Novacek 85 Kevin Williams 86 Eric Bjornson 87 Billy Davis 88 Michael Irvin 90 Oscar Sturgis 91 Darren Benson 92 Tony Tolbert 94 Charles Haley 95 Chad Hennings 96 Shante Carver 98 Godfrey Myles 99 Hurvin McCormack Head coach: Barry Switzer Coaches: Hubbard Alexander Joe Avezzano John Blake Craig Boller Joe Brodsky Dave Campo Jim Eddy Robert 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Williams 1987: Duerson 1988: Largent 1989: Moon 1990: Singletary 1991: Muñoz 1992: Elway 1993: Thomas 1994: Seau 1995: Esiason 1996: Green 1997: Aikman 1998: Marino 1999: Carter 2000: Flanigan & Brooks 2001: Bettis 2002: Vincent 2003: Shields 2004: Dunn 2005: P. Manning 2006: Brees & Tomlinson 2007: Taylor 2008: Warner 2009: Waters 2010: M. Williams 2011: Birk 2012: Witten 2013: Tillman 2014: Davis 2015: Boldin 2016: Fitzgerald & E. Manning 2017: Watt 2018: Long 2019: Campbell 2020: Wilson 2021: Whitworth 2022: Prescott 2023: Heyward 2024: Armstead v t e Super Bowl champion starting quarterbacks I: Starr II: Starr III: Namath IV: Dawson V: Unitas VI: Staubach VII: Griese VIII: Griese IX: Bradshaw X: Bradshaw XI: Stabler XII: Staubach XIII: Bradshaw XIV: Bradshaw XV: Plunkett XVI: Montana XVII: Theismann XVIII: Plunkett XIX: Montana XX: McMahon XXI: Simms XXII: Williams XXIII: Montana XXIV: Montana XXV: Hostetler XXVI: Rypien XXVII: Aikman XXVIII: Aikman XXIX: Young XXX: Aikman XXXI: Favre XXXII: Elway XXXIII: Elway XXXIV: Warner XXXV: Dilfer XXXVI: Brady XXXVII: Johnson XXXVIII: Brady XXXIX: Brady XL: Roethlisberger XLI: P. Manning XLII: E. Manning XLIII: Roethlisberger XLIV: Brees XLV: Rodgers XLVI: E. Manning XLVII: Flacco XLVIII: Wilson XLIX: Brady 50: P. 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