Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman is a former football player, announcer, and commentator. Troy Aikman has led the Dallas Cowboys to several honors and the Super Bowl Championship as an American quarterback in the NFL. Similarly, he has always been a winner since he was a child.

Aikman maintained his career as a pundit for several sports news stations after retiring from sports after 12 years.

He has handled things well as a good father of four children and the husband of Catherine Mooty.

Childhood, Family, and Education

Troy Aikman was born on November 21, 1966, in West Covina, California, United States.

Kenneth Aikman and Charlyn Aikman have a younger son.

Troy’s father worked as a pipeline builder. Tammy and Terri, Aikman’s older sisters, raised him in California.

Troy’s parents observed his legs were slightly bowed below his knees and his toes curled beneath his feet when he was eight months old.

Troy was diagnosed with a mild case of clubfoot after seeing Dr. Bill McColl.

He wore casts on his feet for 13 months and then a special shoe for 3 years after the casts were removed.

Troy’s family moved to Henryetta, Oklahoma, when he was 12 years old.

To complete his high school studies, he enrolled at Henryetta High School.

He then went on to UCLA Extension and the University of Oklahoma to complete his education.

Age, Height, and Physical Appearance

Troy Aikman is currently 55 years old and born under the zodiac sign of Scorpio.

With their intriguing appearance, people feel that a person born under the sign of Scorpio is calm and cool.

Troy resembles this figure in certain ways. The native American is of the white race and follows the Lutheran religion.

California is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs over 100 kilograms, and she has a great body.

Troy is still in fantastic shape and looks good for his age.

Because of his years of training, he has an athletic physique and a well-trained body.

He does, however, follow a strict training schedule and exclusively consumes healthy meals to this day.

In an interview, Troy stated that he normally eats fruits, vegetables, seafood, and lean meats.

Similarly, he stated that he has reduced his intake of sweets such as peanut M&Ms and ice cream.

Furthermore, Aikman has blonde hair and blue eyes. The young man, on the other hand, has kept his physique measurements a secret.

Facts of Troy Aikman

Net Worth and Salary

As of 2022, Troy Aikman’s net worth is estimated to be around $25 million.

Furthermore, different reports claim that his signing contract with the NFL for 8 years was $50 million in 1993.

Even after he retires from sports, Troy is engaged in various jobs and ventures these days. He is currently working as a sportscaster for the Fox network, with which he is paid around $1 million annually.

With all this information, it’s sure that Troy is living a luxurious life with his wife and kids. But, besides that, there is no information regarding his personal assets, house, car, etc.

Professional and Collegiate Career

Early career

Troy has always preferred baseball to football since he was a child. He had always hoped to play baseball at the University of Southern California and eventually join his pal in the major leagues.

As the small boy grew older, he began to prefer football to baseball. His favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys, and his favorite player was Roger Staubach.

He was an all-around fantastic guy in high school, participating in many events and being an all-around great guy.

Many colleges wanted Aikman to play baseball for them, but he decided to stick with football and joined Barry Switzer’s team at the University of Oklahoma.

He began his career as a quarterback as a freshman in 1984. Unfortunately, he was tracked and shattered his ankle during the second season against the Miami Hurricanes.

Troy eventually abandoned the game and enrolled at UCLA, where he was coached by Terry Donahue. He didn’t play in any games for the first season due to some college rules.

Troy played two games at UCLA, one with the Aloha Bowl and the other with the Cotton Bowl. They won 20-16 against the Aloha Bowl and 17-3 against the Cotton Bowl.

Troy finished his UCLA career as the second-best career passer in school history.

Cowboys of Dallas

The Dallas Cowboys selected the native American as their first-round draft pick in 1989. However, Troy was defeated 28-0 by the New Orleans Saints during his first season in the NFL.

He lost the first four games of his career, broke a finger, and finished the season with a 1-15 record.

Troy was subjected to a lot of criticism, and he was dubbed “Ache Man” in several publications. As Troy once put it:

In 1992, he had a strong start and finished the regular season with a 13-3 record. In Super Bowl XXVII, Aikman led the Cowboys to a 52-17 triumph over the Buffalo Bills.

California was voted Super Bowl MVP after completing 22 of 30 throws for 273 yards and four touchdowns.

Troy and the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII in 1993. The Godfather Roy was forced to skip the 1994 game owing to a series of injuries.

The Cowboys had the best record in the NFL in 1995, scoring 3,300 yards. In the same year, the Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX, winning 27-17.

In addition, in 1997, Troy became the first quarterback in Cowboys history to throw for 3000-yards. Despite missing five games, Aikman was instrumental in Dallas’ NFC East title and playoff appearance.

He finished his career as the Cowboys’ all-time leading passer in April 2001, despite several health issues during the 2000 season.

The persistent back problems he had during the 2000 season were the main reason for his retirement.

Finally, he has 2,898 completions in 4,715 attempts for 32,942 yards and 165 touchdowns in 12 seasons with the Cowboys.

Post-retirement

At the age of 34, Troy called it a day in his football career. After retiring in 2001, the quarterback became a color commentator for Fox’s NFC telecasts.

Not to mention, the quarterback player hosted a sports radio show on Sporting News Radio.

Aikman is also featured in the Simpsons episode ‘Sunday, Cruddy Sunday‘ with Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino.

After his university degree in Sociology, he participated in UCLA’s social department commencement ceremony in 2009.

Likewise, in 2010, Aikman became a member of the National Football Foundation and a co-spokesman for Rent-a-Center.

After 25 years of his end college athletics career, Aikman was honored with Silver Anniversary Award in November 2013. This award is given annually to 6 former college athletes, and Troy was also one of those.

Later in the year 2014, he became a partner and spokesman for IDLife. At present, he works as a television sportscaster for the Fox network.

Personal life and Kids

Successful with his career, Troy Aikman’s love life doesn’t seem to be much interesting. During his teenage period, he dated country singer Lorrie Morgan.

After a few years, the relationship didn’t work out as expected, and the couple split. However, later in the year 2020, on April 8, Troy tied the knot with Rhonda Worthey.

She is a former Cowboys publicist. Soon after the marriage ceremony, the couple became parents of 2 daughters: Jordan Ashley Aikman and Alexa Marie Aikman.

Jordan was born on August 24, 2001, and Alexa on July 30, 2002. However, the relationship between the Aikman couple didn’t work out, so they announced their separation on January 24, 2011.

Six years after separation from Worthey, Troy announced his engagement with Catherine Mooty. Also known as Cape, she is a high-end fashion retailer.

The couple started dating in 2016 and eventually tied the knot on September 1, 2017, at Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore, Santa Barbara, California.

Before Troy, Mooty was married to Jerry Mooty. The reason for their splits is still unknown.

Mooty’s couples served the parents of their two sons. After the divorce, Mooty looks after the kids as a single mother.

For Troy and Catherine finding each other was like giving love a second chance.

Likewise, they live a happy life with 4 children. 2 daughters from Troy and 2 sons from Catherine.

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Social Media Presence

Troy is on Instagram, with more than 274k followers. He is quite active with his social media and shares pictures related to his daily life.

Moreover, there are family photos, vacation shots with friends, trips to the gym, and selfies in the sun.

Similarly, Troy is equally active on Twitter, with 1.2 million followers. He continually tweets breaking news and rumors that bubble up in the football world.

Additionally, he is seen in many interviews describing stuff related to his career and life.