Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League.
A three-time Super Bowl Champion and Super Bowl MVP, Troy Aikman is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.
The number one overall draft pick in 1989, he played for 12 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
Amid his playing career, he set 45 Cowboys’ passing records, including the club’s career record for completions (2,898), passing yards (32,942), touchdowns (165) and completion percentage (61.3).
Troy was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and College Football Hall
of Fame in 2009.
After retiring from professional football in 2000, Aikman served as the color commentator for NFL on Fox from 2001 to 2021.
In 2022, he was named the color commentator for ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcasts.
What disease does Troy Aikman have?
In 1998, Troy Aikman noticed a spot on his back and went for a medical examination.
A biopsy confirmed that the spot was malignant and was subsequently diagnosed with stage II melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
Troy Aikman underwent surgery to remove the melanoma and it was a success.
Following surviving melanoma cancer, Troy teamed up with Novartis Oncology and AIM at Melanoma, the Melanoma International Foundation, and the Melanoma Research Foundation to launch Melanoma Just Got Personal to help people battling advanced melanoma learn more about their disease and prepare for their fight.