| | Hall of Fame: Troy Aikman induction Dallas Cowboys - Realfootball365.com |
 | | Aikman's family had just moved from Southern California to a rural community in the heartland, placing Aikman in a house he later described as "seven miles out of town on a dirt road." He had played a little youth football in California, but was primarily focused on baseball. |
 | | It was the team, his detractors said, not the man. Yet Aikman's unflappable on-field presence and accurate arm made him the driving force behind all that talent, and his deadpan demeanor masked a fierce competitiveness. |
 | | Aikman, now a football analyst with Fox Sports, has pushed for Irvin (who had numerous off-field issues) to be enshrined, but his former batterymate failed this year in his second try. |
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