Epilogue

THE FLURRY of activity around Troy Aikman, now 39, has increased in his postfootball life. The former quarterback, who won three Super Bowls and had a 105-75 record with the Cowboys before a series of concussions helped force his retirement in April 2001, is best known these days as the color analyst alongside Joe Buck on Fox's top NFL broadcast crew. In '05 Aikman entered another high-profile venture: He partnered with fellow Dallas alum Roger Staubach to form Hall of Fame Racing, a NASCAR team that began competing on the Nextel Cup circuit in '06.

Among other things Aikman also serves as a spokesman for several national and regional companies; owns the Troy Aikman Ford dealership in North Dallas; hosts a weekly sports talk show for Sporting News Radio during the football season; and is chairman of the Troy Aikman Foundation, a charity that builds high-tech playrooms in children's hospitals.

The biggest event in Aikman's life over the last 10 years--at least to the single women of Dallas--was his marriage to Rhonda Worthey. The longtime lone Cowboy finally got hitched in April 2000 after dating Worthey, a former Cowboys public relations staffer, for about 18 months. They live in the Dallas suburb of Plano with their two children, Jordan and Alexa.