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Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XXX.
Troy Aikman in 1995.
The last player to wear No. 8 for the Dallas Cowboys was quarterback Troy Aikman, who wore that number from 1989 to 2000. Although the Cowboys do not retire uniform numbers, it is unlikely that anyone else will wear the number anytime soon.
Your probably thinking of Steve Pelluer, who was the last Cowboys QB under coach Tom Landry before Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson took over in 1989. -- Dallas Cowboy Books Blog http://www.facebook.com/DallasCowboyBooksBlog
On Aug. 31, 1997, the Cowboys defeated the Steelers 37-7 at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium as Troy Aikman threw four touchdown passes. It was the season opener for both teams.
Troy Aikman was never benched for performance reasons as a rookie quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. He started the Cowboys' first three games of the season, but was sidelined by a broken left index finger against the New York Giants in Game 4. He was replaced in the game and for the next month by another rookie quarterback, Steve Walsh. Aikman returned for the last seven games of the season, giving him an 0-11 record as a starter during Dallas' woeful 1-and-15 season. Walsh was at the helm for the team's only win, a 13 to 3 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Aikman's last Super Bowl win was Super Bowl XXX, on January 28, 1996, held at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Cowboys defeated the Steelers 27-17.
Many people have played their entire careers with the Cowboys, among them Bob Lilly, Roger Staubach, Don Meredith, Troy Aikman, Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin. But Emmitt Smith, who played his last two NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, signed a one-day contract with Dallas in 1995, so that he could officially retire as a Cowboy.