After three legendary years at UCLA, Troy Aikman was set to say goodbye to Bruins fans at the 1989 Cotton Bowl. Football is poetic. It is a story written as if the heartstrings had hands.

UCLA announced late Saturday night that they would be retiring the number eight in honor of former UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman. UCLA press release: Troy Aikman, one of the greatest quarterbacks ...

Former UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman believes that the team's current quarterback, Brett Hundley, made the correct decision in returning to school instead of entering the NFL Draft, not just for ...

Aikman, who played college football at Oklahoma and UCLA, before going No. 1 overall in the 1989 NFL Draft to the Dallas ...

Aikman, who grew up in Oklahoma and played for the University of Oklahoma before transferring and playing two seasons at UCLA, did not want to get drafted by a cold-weather team. “Not the I had ...

Jan. 2, 1989. Dallas, Texas. The Cotton Bowl. UCLA, led by legendary head coach Terry Donahue and Heisman finalist quarterback Troy Aikman finished the 1988 season with a heartbreaking loss to USC ...