Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman
Aikman in 2011
No. 8
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1966-11-21) November 21, 1966
West Covina, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolHenryetta (Henryetta, Oklahoma)
College
NFL draft1989: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts4,715
Passing completions2,898
Completion percentage61.5%
TDINT165–141
Passing yards32,942
Passer rating81.6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Troy Kenneth Aikman (/ˈkmən/; born November 21, 1966) 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 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 on ESPN and ABC since 2022. He and his partner play-by-play announcer Joe Buck are the longest tenured announcer pairing in NFL history. 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).