Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman has harnessed the drive and dedication that formed the foundation of his Hall of Fame football career with the Dallas Cowboys in numerous successful business ventures since retiring from the game following the 2000 season.  Through broadcasting, auto sales, real estate and auto racing, Aikman has quickly discovered numerous ways to keep himself occupied in retirement.

After leaving the playing field, Aikman joined the NFL on FOX full-time as a game analyst on the network's No. 2 NFL team in 2001.  He quickly displayed the accuracy and work ethic that marked his playing career and moved up to Fox's No. 1 broadcast crew prior to the 2002 season.  Teamed with Emmy Award-winning play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, the duo has impressed both critics and fans with the consistently entertaining and informative brand of coverage they provide.  Highly skilled at succinctly illustrating action on the field, Aikman's contemporary analysis offers keen insight into the skill and pressure associated with playing in today's NFL.  Aikman first tasted life as a television game analyst during the 1998 and 2000 NFL Europe League seasons when he gained valuable experience working contests for Fox Sports Net alongside longtime Cowboys radio voice Brad Sham.

Away from the spotlight of network television, Aikman has also prospered in business.  In February of 2005 he became the owner of Troy Aikman Ford, taking over a struggling operation in North Dallas and turning it into one of Ford Motor Company's most improved dealerships in the Southwest.  

Keeping his competitive juices flowing in the world of sports, Aikman teamed with another former Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame quarterback, Roger Staubach, to create Hall of Fame Racing in 2004.  After securing a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with Texas Instruments, Hall of Fame Racing debuted the No. 96 DLP Technology car at the Daytona 500 in February, 2006.

During Aikman's 12-year playing career, he set 45 Cowboys' passing records, including the club’s career record for completions (2,898), passing yards (32,942), touchdowns (165) and completion percentage (61.3).  While leading one of sports' most famous franchises, the Cowboys won six NFC East titles (1992-96 & 1998) and advanced to four NFC Championship Games (1992-1995).  Aikman is one of only four quarterbacks to guide his team to victory in three Super Bowls (XXVII, XXVIII and XXX).

The Cowboys honor those who made outstanding contributions to the club by inducting them into the Ring of Honor and in September, 2005, Aikman along with former teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith became the newest members of that prestigious group when their names were added to the wall at Texas Stadium.  Just a few months later in February, 2006, Aikman joined yet another illustrious group when he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.  He becomes just the sixth player in Cowboys history to enter those hallowed halls.

Prior to joining the Cowboys, Aikman passed for 5,298 yards and 41 touchdowns in two years at UCLA.  During that span, the All-American led the Bruins to a 20-4 record.  In 1999, he was inducted into the UCLA Sports Hall of Fame.  He transferred to UCLA after two seasons at the University of Oklahoma (1984-85).  Selected by the Cowboys with the first overall selection in the 1989 NFL Draft, he became the first rookie quarterback to start a season opener for Dallas since Staubach in 1969.