Made it down to the '89 Cotton Bowl to watch Hogs v. Bruins. Troy was brutally efficient as UCLA beat up Arkansas that day.
The other memory I have is one during his rookie season. In Tempe, Dallas was locked into an entertaining battle with the Cardinals. Troy dropped back and threw a dart on a slant to James Dixon that went for a long touchdown.
The most impressive thing about this throw was Aikman was absolutely blasted on the play as he released the ball. I believe it resulted in a concussion, but the throw was perfect. Everything about that play was bigtime.
One of the few bright spots in a 1-15 season. But you could see where this thing was headed.
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