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Cowboys in the Hall of Fame
Fifteen members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, have been elected based on their accomplishments
with the Cowboys – Bob Lilly in 1980, Roger Staubach in 1985, Tom Landry in 1990, Tex Schramm
in 1991, Tony Dorsett and Randy White in 1994, Mel Renfro in 1996, Troy Aikman and Rayfield Wright in 2006,
Michael Irvin in 2007, Bob Hayes in 2009, Emmitt Smith in 2010, Deion Sanders in 2011, Larry Allen in 2013
and Charles Haley in 2015. In addition, seven others with ties to the Cowboys have also been enshrined in
Canton: Herb Adderley (1980), Lance Alworth (1978), Mike Ditka (1988), Forrest Gregg (1977), Tommy
McDonald (1998), Bill Parcells (2013) and Jackie Smith (1994).
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H TROY AIKMAN H
Quarterback, 1989-2000
INDUCTED – 2006
In 12 NFL seasons, Troy Aikman became one of the game’s great quarterbacks. As just the third
player in NFL history to lead a team to three Super Bowl victories, Aikman rewrote virtually every passing
record in Cowboys history. He closed his career with 94 regular season wins, including 90 in the
decade of the 1990s – making him the winningest starting quarterback of any decade in NFL history
to that point (Joe Montana held the record with 86 wins in the 1980s).
Along with that mark, Aikman held or was tied for 47 Dallas passing records, including the club’s
career records for attempts (4,715), completions (2,898), passing yards (32,942), touchdowns (165) and completion percentage
(61.5% – third best in NFL history at the time of his retirement). He also posted a club-high 13 regular season 300-yard passing games
during his career.
Along the way to these marks, Aikman guided Dallas from the cellar of 1-15 in 1989 to six NFC East titles (1992-96 and 1998), four
NFC Championship Games (1992-95) and three Super Bowl titles (XXVII, XXVIII and XXX). He was one of the game’s most accurate passers,
completing at least 60 percent of his passes in 98-of-165 career games. In the postseason, he reached the 60% completion mark in 12-
of-16 games. He completed 70 percent or more of his passes 42 times in his career, with Dallas posting a 37-5 record in those games,
and he produced the top six single-season completion percentages in club history.
With his passing accuracy, Aikman was able to establish a club-record with a career interception rate of 2.99%. Although not known
for his fleet feet, Aikman successfully ran for a first down 49-of-72 times on third or fourth down during career. That ability to avoid the
sack also allowed him to post the highest career pass attempts per sack ratio (19.2) in team history. Despite winning just one of his first
15 NFL starts, Aikman went on to start a club-record 180 games (165 regular season) at quarterback and post a 105-75 (.583) record,
which includes an impeccable 11-4 mark in the postseason – 3-0 in the Super Bowl.
For his career, Aikman led the Cowboys from behind 16 times in the fourth quarter, including six times in the final two minutes.
Another six times, he led the team to wins after the score was tied in the fourth quarter. Five of his game-winning drives came in overtime.
In the postseason Aikman truly shined. His four 300-yard passing days were the third best total in NFL history, and he holds the
club records for postseason pass attempts (502), completions (320), yards (3,849), and completion percentage (63.7%). In addition,
Aikman’s 23 career postseason passing touchdowns was just one shy of Staubach’s club record of 24.
The first overall choice in the 1989 draft out of UCLA, Aikman completed 64.8 percent of his passes for 5,298 yards and 41
touchdowns while throwing only 17 interceptions in two seasons as the starter. He finished his career as the third rated passer in NCAA
history. The All-America led the Bruins to a 20-4 record, including wins in the 1987 Aloha Bowl and the 1989 Cotton Bowl. He transferred
to UCLA - where he received his degree in sociology in June, 2009 - after two seasons at Oklahoma (1984-85).
Aikman was born Nov. 21, 1966 in West Covina, Calif.
AIKMAN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
H 6-Time Pro Bowl
H 6 NFC East Titles
H MVP of Super Bowl XXVII
H 1997 NFL Man of the Year
H Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII and XXX titles
H Held or tied for 47 club passing records
H 3 NFC Titles
H UCLA Hall of Fame
AIKMAN’S CAREER PASSING TOTALS
Starting
Sacks/
Year Record Att. Comp. Comp % Yards TD Int. Long Yards Rating
1989 ...........0-11 293 155 52.9 1,749 9 18 75t 19/155 55.7
1990 .............7-8 399 226 56.6 2,579 11 18 61t 39/288 66.6
1991 .............7-5 363 237 65.3 2,754 11 10 61t 32/224 86.7
1992 ...........13-3 473 302 63.8 3,445 23 14 87t 23/112 89.5
1993 ...........11-3 392 271 69.1 3,100 15 6 80t 26/153 99.0
1994 ...........10-4 361 233 64.5 2,676 13 12 90t 14/59 84.9
1995 ...........12-4 432 280 64.8 3,304 16 7 50t 14/89 93.6
1996 ...........10-5 465 296 63.7 3,126 12 13 61t 18/120 80.1
1997 ...........6-10 518 292 56.4 3,282 19 12 64t 33/269 78.0
1998 .............7-4 315 187 59.4 2,330 12 5 67t 9/58 88.5
1999 .............7-7 442 263 59.5 2,964 17 12 90t 19/130 81.1
2000 .............4-7 262 156 59.5 1,632 7 14 48t 13/91 64.3
Totals ...94-71 4,715 2,898 61.5 32,942 165 141 90t 259/1,748 81.6
Playoffs
1991 ............0-1 16 11 68.8 114 0 1 25t 3/26 63.0
1992 ............3-0 89 61 68.5 795 8 0 70t 7/43 126.4
1993 ............3-0 82 61 74.4 686 5 3 35t 7/28 104.0
1994 ............1-1 83 53 63.9 717 4 4 94t 5/35 87.3
1995 ............3-0 80 53 66.3 717 4 1 47t 4/25 106.1
1996 ............1-1 65 37 56.9 343 1 4 23t 3/26 51.0
1998 ............0-1 49 22 44.9 191 1 3 19t 4/27 37.0
1999 ............0-1 38 22 57.9 286 0 1 45t 1/8 70.7
Totals .....11-5 502 320 63.7 3,849 23 17 94t 34/218 88.3
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