Troy Akiman Need a book report by tomorrow?

Question

plz help and gimme a free Troy Aikman book report

Answer 1

You haven't gotten out for Christmas yet? There is no such thing as a free anything. You should have been reading a book about him long before the night before. Sorry, I can't help you.

Answer 2

I would try www.bookrags.com It gives you summaries of each chapter. Afterwards you'll have write the book report. If it's not on bookrags, try www.sparknotes.com. I prefer bookrags though. Good luck!

Answer 3

well, i uh, dont have one, so uh, i hope im wasting some more of your time, uh, by making you read my answer, you see. lazy kid

Answer 4

The youngest of three children, Aikman was born in West Covina California on on November 21, 1967, and lived in Cerritos, California until age 12, when his family moved to a farm in Henryetta, Oklahoma. In Things Change, an account of his life for kids, Aikman recounted that he thought his athletic career was over, but, to his surprise, it was just beginning. He made All State in both football and baseball, and his high school, Henryetta High School, retired his football jersey along with that of Greg Seamon, who later would become known in the Pro Wrestling world. In high school he was also involved in the Future Business Leaders of America, the influence of which can be seen in his business ventures.

Although drafted by the New York Mets, Aikman chose to pursue football and attended the University of Oklahoma. He broke his leg in his debut against the University of Miami, then headed by his future coach, Jimmy Johnson. With Aikman on the sidelines, Sooners head coach Barry Switzer went back to the wishbone offense, and the college team went on to win the 1985 NCAA title. Mack Brown was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma during Aikman's tenure there.

Having won with the wishbone, and as Aikman was primarily a passing quarterback, Switzer oversaw Aikman's transfer to UCLA, a program under Terry Donahue that was more conducive to Aikman's game. He had to redshirt one year due to college transfer rules but went on to lead the Bruins to a 20-4 record over two seasons, and wins in the 1987 Aloha Bowl and the 1989 Cotton Bowl.


[edit] NFL career
Aikman was the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 1989 NFL Draft, held by the Cowboys. The proud franchise had fallen on hard times, going a woeful 3-13 in 1988. On February 25, 1989, new owner Jerry Jones shocked the sports world by firing the beloved Tom Landry—the only head coach the Cowboys ever had, replacing him with Johnson, who, to no one's surprise, took Aikman in the draft.

Johnson did not develop Aikman along slowly but instead threw him into action immediately. Meanwhile, Johnson spent the entire season shuffling the depth chart trying to find players talented enough to build a winning team. As a result, Aikman was constantly trying to adjust to the styles of different players. Then in middle of the season, the team's only Pro Bowl player, running back Herschel Walker, was traded for several veteran players and draft choices. Although the trade turned out to be successful in the long run, it was devastating to the team in the 1989 season.

Aikman started his first game with a 28-0 shutout loss against the New Orleans Saints. The following week against Atlanta, Aikman threw his first touchdown pass, a 65-yard completion to Michael Irvin, but the Falcons intercepted two of his passes and won the game. The next few weeks were not any better. The Washington Redskins sacked him four times, intercepted two passes, and held him to only six completions in his first home game. Then the Giants came to Dallas and only allowed Aikman to complete one pass before knocking him out of the game with a broken finger, which sidelined him for five games. During that time, the Cowboys ended up winning their only game of the year. But when Aikman returned, he showed the league why he was worthy of being picked with the first overall choice. In a close game against the Phoenix Cardinals, he threw for NFL-rookie record 379 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown pass that gave Dallas a 20-17 lead with 1:43 left in the game. But the Cardinals came back on their next drive to win the game. With the exception of a 17-14 loss against Miami, the Cowboys never came close to winning another game for the rest year, and were finished off with a 20-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in their final game with Aikman throwing 4 interceptions.

Aikman finished with an 0-11 record (155 of 293 for 1,749 yards, 9 TDs, 18 INTs) as the Cowboys went 1-15. Fans and sportswriters, still reeling from Landry's firing, publicly disparaged the team's "savior." But things were going to get better sooner than most people expected.

Aikman proved resilient, and in 1990, led the Cowboys to the brink of the playoffs, started off the year by scoring his first rushing touchdown with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter to lead his team to a 17-14 opening day win over the San Diego Chargers. He also started having more help from his teammates, as Johnson showed an uncommon ability for evaluating talent, selecting Emmitt Smith with one of the draft picks from the Walker trade, and going on to build an offensive line and a defense that would rank among the league's best. Dallas was 7-7 with two weeks to play before Aikman suffered a season-ending injury. Dallas would lose its final two games, but Aikman had shown his potential for success in the NFL. His first two seasons had been a rough adjustment. He had thrown 36 interceptions and was sacked 58 times, but had shown his reliability when the game was on the line, leading his team to victory with fourth quarter scoring drives in six different games. In those six fourth quarter rallies, he had completed 71.1% of his passes for 456 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions.

In 1991, the Cowboys made it to the playoffs and Aikman was selected to the first of six consecutive Pro Bowls. In 1992, Aikman set career highs in completions (302), passing yards (3,445) and touchdown passes (23), and led the Cowboys to Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena against the Buffalo Bills. Aikman completed 22-of-30 passes for 273 yards with 4 TDs as Dallas obliterated Buffalo, 52-17. He was named Super Bowl MVP.

The next year, with Aikman having one of his best seasons posting a 99.0 passer rating, Dallas defeated the Bills again for a second straight Super Bowl title. It was widely expected that the team might win the Super Bowl at the end of the 1994 season, becoming the first team to win three consecutive titles. However, Jones and Johnson began having disputes regarding their own personal responsibility for the team's success. Jones fired Johnson and hired Barry Switzer, a former college teammate of Jones' when the two were at Arkansas. Despite the turmoil, the Cowboys almost returned to the Super Bowl but were beaten, 38-28, in the NFC Championship game by the San Francisco 49ers.

The 1995 Cowboys won a record-tying fifth Super Bowl (on January 28, 1996) beating the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Aikman threw for over 3,300 yards in the regular season. That August, a book was published alleging that Aikman was a racist, and which also suggested that Switzer planted rumors that Aikman was gay because he thought Aikman was trying to get him fired. It was around this time that Sports Illustrated carried a lengthy article about Aikman's "search for the perfect woman," and Aikman became more visible dating female celebrities.

In 1997, Aikman became the first quarterback in Dallas history to have three straight 3,000-yard seasons. However, the team missed the playoffs. Switzer suffered the first losing season of his coaching career. His off-the-field woes exacerbated a bad situation, and Switzer quit following the season.

Revolving-door personnel changes plagued the Cowboys for the rest of Aikman's tenure. His pass protection failed him repeatedly as the team, stymied by the newly enacted salary cap, began a decline. On December 10, 2000, Washington Redskins linebacker Lavar Arrington sacked Aikman with such force that his head literally bounced off the turf leaving a dent in his helmet; it resulted in Aikman's 10th concussion, the one that would end his career. The Cowboys finished the season 5-11.

After he was waived a day before he was due a $7 million/7-year contract extension, Aikman asserted he could still play but found no interested teams. He announced his retirement on April 9, 2001. He ended his career as the Cowboys' all-time leading passer (32,942 yards). His 90 wins in the 1990s is the most by any quarterback in any decade, and his 61.5 percent completion rate is fourth best of all time.


[edit] Retirement
After his retirement as a player, Aikman joined Fox's NFC telecasts as a color commentator for the 2001 season. A year later, he was named to the network's lead announcing crew, teaming with Joe Buck and Cris Collinsworth. Aikman received an Emmy Award nomination for his television work in 2004, he and Buck worked Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIX in February 2005.

Aikman also hosts a weekly sports radio show which airs on Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. ET on Sporting News Radio, and appears weekly during the football season on the Dunham & Miller morning show on Dallas sports talk radio station 1310 The Ticket. He was a public spokesman for Acme Brick throughout his career and now owns a Ford dealership in Dallas. He is also the chairman of the Troy Aikman Foundation, a charity to benefit children that has recently focused on building playplaces for children's hospitals.

Aikman, once named the most eligible bachelor in Dallas by Texas Monthly, married former Cowboys employee Rhonda Worthey in 2000 after dating country singer Lorrie Morgan and rumors of dating Sandra Bullock and Janine Turner. [1] Troy and Rhonda have two daughters, Jordan and Alexa.

In 1999, he was ranked No. 95 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.

On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Cowboys-Redskins game (broadcast on Monday Night Football), Aikman was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor with his longtime teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith. On August 5, 2006, Aikman was one of six players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, despite repeated comments that he was merely a beneficiary of the Cowboys' system and being paired with perennial All-Pro Michael Irvin, and future Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.