Troy Aikman had a run-in at home that even his old teammates would call unbelievable.
On Dale Brisby’s Rodeo Time podcast, the former Cowboys quarterback told a story from the years when he was single and living alone. Aikman said he came back to his house and found two female fans swimming in the backyard pool. His answer was to call the police.
“I was single,” Aikman said. “Was living by myself at my house, and I came home and I had two fans, two female fans, that were swimming in my pool in my backyard. I called the police and just said, ‘Hey, I’ve got some intruders and somebody could come take care of this.’”
Aikman said he later relayed the incident to Michael Irvin, and Irvin’s response made the contrast between the two former teammates pretty clear.
“Irvin laughs. He said the police would have been the last people he was calling, which is a pretty good indication of Michael and I being a little different,” the former QB added.
The anecdote lands as Aikman remains in the spotlight in another way, with word of a possible rift with longtime broadcast partner Joe Buck. But the story also fits the image Aikman carried during his Cowboys years: calm, controlled, and far more reserved than Irvin, who built his reputation as one of the team’s most outspoken personalities.
Dallas is dealing with a different kind of pressure right now. The Cowboys fell to 2-4 after a 23-12 loss to the Packers on Sunday, and they’re headed into another major test Monday against NFC East rival Philadelphia. The Eagles will be short-handed, with Jalen Hurts and others out, though the matchup could still be a tight one.
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