Cowboys offseason countdown: 99 facts until the regular season (Day 8)

We are at day 8 of our 99 day countdown until the regular season. Here is your daily fact associated with number 8.

This one is easy to talk about as there is only one number 8 for Dallas. Troy Aikman.

Troy Kenneth Aikman was born November 21st, 1966 and was the first overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft. He was the first rookie quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys to play a season-opener since Roger Staubach in 1969.