Aaron Boone in 2005 with the Carolina Panthers
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Date of birth: | January 13, 1978 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Provo, Utah | ||||||
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High school: | Fillmore (UT) Millard | ||||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Receptions: | 475 |
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Receiving yards: | 5,203 |
Touchdowns: | 122 |
Aaron Rostenbach Boone (born January 13, 1978) is a former American professional gridiron football wide receiver. He played college football at Kentucky. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) in 2003.
In his career, Boone has also played for the Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Berlin Thunder (NFL Europe), Philadelphia Soul, Kansas City Brigade, and Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL). In 2011, before suffering a career ending knee surgery, he became the Utah Blaze's all-time leading receiver in all categories including receptions, yards and touchdowns.
Boone attended Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah, where he was an All-State selection in baseball, basketball and football. In his senior year he led his team as quarterback to a 2-A state championship title in 1995. Served as student body president.
Boone originally attended Snow College where he was named First-team All-America by the JC Gridwire and All-America by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
In 2001, Boone then committed to play at the University of Kentucky. As a junior in 2001 he recorded 18 receptions for 268 yards and six touchdowns. As a senior in 2002, he recorded 41 receptions for 706 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 2002, during the game leading up to the "Bluegrass Miracle", he recorded three touchdown passes from quarterback Jared Lorenzen.