Troy Aikman

A Hall of Fame Quarterback who played in the NFL for 12 seasons all with the Dallas Cowboys; Troy Aikman led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl Championships. The number one pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, Aikman was named the MVP of Super Bowl 27, in which he led the franchise to their first title in over a decade. Aikman was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 as part of an iconic class including John Madden and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

After retiring in 2000, Aikman served as FOX's lead NFL analyst from 2001 to 2021 before joining Monday Night Football. He and his partner, play-by-play announcer Joe Buck, are the longest tenured announcer pairing in NFL history. Aikman has broadcast six Super Bowls to date, with a seventh on the horizon in 2027.

Outside of football & broadcasting, Aikman has achieved vast success in the business world. From 2005-2009, he was the co-owner of the NASCAR series team alongside fellow former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. He previously was a part owner of the San Diego Padres and has owned car dealerships across the state of Texas.

Nowadays, Aikman dedicates his time to EIGHT Brewing Company, which he founded in 2022. The Texas launch of the EIGHT Elite Light Lager took the category by storm, becoming the fastest independent launch of any beer brand in the state’s history and cracking the top ten growth brands of the year, despite its distribution in only the state of Texas. EIGHT is currently available in Texas & Oklahoma, with additional growth plans to come.