Aaron Boone

Utah Blaze — No. 1
Wide Receiver / Defensive Back
Date of birth: January 13, 1978 (1978-01-13) (age 31)
Place of birth: Provo, Utah
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Arena Football League debut
2006 for the Kansas City Brigade
Career history
College: Kentucky
Undrafted in 2003
AFL Entry year: 2006
AFL Entry team: Philadelphia Soul
Teams: Dallas Cowboys (2003)* Chicago Bears (2003)* Berlin Thunder (2004 - 2005) Carolina Panthers (2005)* Philadelphia Soul (2006) Kansas City Brigade (2006) * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2x World Bowl Champion (XII, XIII) AFL All-Rookie (2006)
Selected AFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2008 AFL season)
Receptions	233
Rec. yards	2,696
Touchdowns	50
Tackles	5
External stats
Stats at ArenaFootball.com
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Aaron Rostenbach Boone (born January 13, 1978 in Provo, Utah) is an Arena football Wide Receiver / Defensive Back for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003, by the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Kentucky.

[edit] High school years

Boone attended Millard High School, where he was an All-State selection in baseball, basketball and football.

[edit] College career

Boone originally attended Snow College in Utah, however he transferred to Kentucky where he played for two seasons. As a senior, he led the team with 41 receptions for 706 yards and 10 touchdowns. He led the nation in Receptions-to-Touchdowns ration (minimum of 10 touchdowns) with 4:1. He also tied for the most receiving touchdowns in the SEC. He graduated with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Spanish.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] National Football League / NFL Europe (2003 - 2005)

Boone went unselected in the 2003 NFL Draft and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys. However, he was later released and signed with the Chicago Bears. In 2004, he was allocated to NFL Europe and selected by the Berlin Thunder. He finished the season first in the league in Touchdown-to-Catch Ratio, and ranked third with four receiving touchdowns. He won World Bowl XII. In 2005, he played in 10 regular season games for the Thunder and led the league in receptions with 43, ranked second in touchdowns with five, second in yards with 582, and fifth in points scored with 30. He also led the league with 13.5 total tackles on special teams and helped the team win World Bowl XIII. After the NFL Europe season, he was signed and spent time with the Carolina Panthers.

[edit] Arena Football League (2006 - present)

In 2006, Boone joined the Philadelphia Soul, however, he was released and signed with the Kansas City Brigade where he was named to the AFL All-Rookie team. He recorded 66 receptions for 748 yards and 19 touchdowns as a rookie.

In 2007, Boone signed with the Utah Blaze, where he played in only seven games, due to an early season ankle injury. For the season he recorded 32 receptions for 420 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2008, he played in 16 games, and recorded 135 receptions for 1,526 yards and 23 touchdowns.

[edit] Personal

In his free time, Boone enjoys eating, traveling, looking for deals at yard sales, new business ventures, scuba diving, and ping-pong. His favorite sports team growing up was the Chicago Bears and his favorite athletes are Walter Payton and Reggie Bush. Boone is the sixth of 10 children. He is from an athletic family; his father played football at BYU, his younger brothers Jesse currently plays for the Blaze, as well, and Jason played football for Utah, and his older sister Amy played basketball and volleyball at George Mason University as well as semi-pro basketball for the San Deigo Wave of the NWBL.

Boone and his wife, Lindsay, currently reside in Sandy, Utah.

[edit] See also

• List of National Football League and Arena football players

[edit] External links

• Utah Blaze bio