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Context articles: 2002 Dallas Cowboys season
Brett Faryniarz
1987 Aloha Bowl
1993 Cleveland Browns season
Mike Pérez (baseball)
1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Michael Irvin
1989 Cotton Bowl Classic
Troy Aikman
1991 Dallas Cowboys season

The 2002 Dallas Cowboys season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League.
 It was Emmitt Smith's 13th and final season with the team, officially marking the end of the famed "triplets" tenure in Dallas after wide receiver Michael Irvin was forced to retire prematurely after the 1999 season and quarterback Troy Aikman retired prior to the start of the 2001 season.
 All three players would eventually be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 It was also the last of three consecutive 5-11 finishes for the Cowboys, beginning in 2000.
Brett Allen Faryniarz (born July 23, 1965) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons in the NFL.
 In college, he was a defensive standout for the San Diego State Aztecs, starring on the team's much-maligned "Ocean Breeze" defense.
 The name derived from a comment by former UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, who compared the team's pass defense to "just playing catch in the open air."
 Despite the defense's generally poor caliber, Faryniarz developed a reputation as a "solid quarterback sacker" and laid out Aikman twice during the SDSU UCLA game in the Rose Bowl.
 After starting three years for the Aztecs, Faryniarz played for the then-Los Angeles Rams, where he played linebacker.
 He finished his career on the inaugural Carolina Panthers team in 1995.
The 1987 Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, played as part of the 1987-88 bowl game schedule of the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 It was the sxith Aloha Bowl.
 It was played on December 25, 1987, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-10 Conference.
 The Bruins were led by quarterback Troy Aikman.
The 1993 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 44th season with the National Football League.
 This season was notable for coach Bill Belichick deciding to bench, and then ultimately release, longtime starting quarterback Bernie Kosar in favor of Vinny Testaverde.
 Kosar resurfaced during the season with the Dallas Cowboys, when he was part of the eventual Super Bowl champions as a fill-in for injured quarterback Troy Aikman.
 The Browns get off to a 5-2 start despite the Quarterback Controversy.
 Prior to the start of the season the Browns signed Free Agent Quarterback Vinny Testaverde.
 Originally Testaverde was supposed to back-up his former University of Miami teammate Bernie Kosar.
 However, when Testaverde performed better when given the opportunity to play some felt there should be a change at the Quarterback position.
 However, the Browns went beyond that by unceremoniously releasing Kosar in the middle of the season.
 The Browns lost their next four games and seven of their last nine games to finish with a 7-9 record.
Michael Irvin Pérez Ortega (born October 19, 1964) is a former American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues for eight seasons in the 1990s.
 Perez played college baseball for the University of Florida and Troy State University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals.
The 1985 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 1985–1986.
 This year was Barry Switzer's 13th season as head coach.
 The Sooners ended this season with 11 wins and a sole loss coming to the Miami Hurricanes in Norman, in a game in which the Sooners lost starting quarterback Troy Aikman for the season.
 The Sooners were forced to place their trust in lightning-quick true freshman quarterback Jamelle Holieway and a physical defense featuring three All-Americans, who led them to a Big 8 Conference title and a national championship.
 This was Oklahoma's sixth national championship and 34th conference championship in school history.
Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is a retired American football player, actor, and sports commentator.
 Irvin played college football at the University of Miami, then for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for his entire pro athletic career (1988-1999), which ended due to a spinal cord injury.
 Irvin was nicknamed "The Playmaker" due to his penchant for making big plays in big games during his college and pro careers.
 He is one of three key Cowboys offensive players who helped the team attain three Super Bowl wins: he is known as one of "The Triplets" along with Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith.
 He is also a former broadcaster for ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" and currently an analyst for NFL Network.
 In 2007, he was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The 1989 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 1989, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
 The game was played on January 2, the day after New Year's Day, since New Year's Day fell on a Sunday.
 The bowl game featured the Arkansas Razorbacks from the Southwest Conference and the UCLA Bruins from the Pacific-10 Conference and was televised in the United States on CBS.
 Troy Aikman, the UCLA quarterback and LaSalle Harper, an Arkansas linebacker were named the Most Valuable Players of the game.
Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL).
 The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys.
 During his career he was a six-time Pro Bowl selection, led the team to three Super Bowl victories, and was the Super Bowl XXVII MVP.
 Aikman was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and to the College Football Hall of Fame on December 9, 2008 in New York City.
This year would mark the Cowboys' return to the playoffs after a number of seasons, including a 1–15 campaign just two years prior.
 This also marked Norv Turner's first year as offensive coordinator under head coach Jimmy Johnson.
 The young offensive nucleus of Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith continued to develop, as did the offensive line, while the defense also improved.
 Though the Cowboys would lose in the playoffs to the Detroit Lions in the divisional round, the season was considered a resounding success, and a glimpse of things to come.
 Notable additions to the team this year include defensive tackle Russell Maryland, wide receiver Alvin Harper, offensive tackle Erik Williams and linebacker Dixon Edwards.