Mascot Bowl VI - Celebrity Bios
AARON R. BOONE
Professional Career
In 2008, Boone had his most
productive season of his standout AFL
career. He led the Utah Blaze in catches as well
as finishing 3rd in the League in
catches and 7th in total yards. Along with
teammates JJ Mckelvey and Huey
Whittaker, Boone was part of the record-setting
receiving trio known as "The Big Three" which,
in 2008, was the first and only trio
of WR's in the history of professional
football to each have over 125 catches, 1500
Yards and 20 touchdowns.
Boone's inauguration into
professional football came by way of
signing with the Dallas Cowboys in 2003 as
a rookie free agent. In 2004,
he signed with the Chicago Bears and was
allocated to NFL Europe. As a receiver
for the Berlin Thunder, Boone ranked first
in NFL Europe in touchdown-to-catch-ratio and
ranked third in touchdown receptions
with four. Boone was also a member of the
World Bowl XII Championship Team. The
NFL Carolina Panthers signed Boone as
a free agent in 2005 and was
allocated to NFL Europe where he rejoined the
Berlin Thunder as a standout
receiver in 10 regular season games. He was
named to the All NFL Europe
team after leading the league in
receptions with 43. Boone ranked second in the
League in touchdowns (5), second in
receiving yards (582), and fifth in points
scored (30). He also led the league with (13.5)
total tackles on special teams and was
a member of World Bowl XIII team.
College
Boone played two seasons for the Kentucky
Wildcats (2001-02) after transferring
from Snow College in Utah. He led the
Wildcats as a senior with 41 receptions for 706
yards and 10 touchdowns. Boone ranked
first in the nation in receptions/touchdown
ratio (min. 10 touchdowns) with 4:1 (41 catches
for 10 touchdowns). He also tied for
the most receiving touchdowns in the SEC as a
senior with 10. Known as “Mr.
Touchdown” in Kentucky, Boone ranked
third all time in receiving touchdowns
(16) after only playing two seasons.
While at Snow College in 1999 and 2000, Boone
was named First-team All-American by
the JC Gridwire at Snow College in Ephraim,
Utah. He caught 81 passes for 1,505
yards, an 18.6-yard average per catch, and
19 touchdowns in only 10 games. He also received
Most Valuable Player honors of the
Real Dairy Bowl in Pocatello, ID.
Personal
Boone is a Utah native; born in Provo
before moving to Fillmore, UT,
where he attended Millard High School. He was an
All-State performer in Baseball, Basketball and
Football. Aaron Rostenbach Boone is
the 6th of 10 kids in a very athletic family.
His father played football at BYU, and one
of his younger brothers, Jesse, is
currently playing with the Oakland Raiders,
while another, Jason, is at
University of Utah. Boone's older sister,
Amy, played basketball and volleyball at George Mason.
Boone graduated from UK with a
degree in Business Management and a
minor in Spanish. He and his wife, Lindsay,
reside in Sandy, UT. In his free time,
he enjoys new business ventures, scuba diving,
ping-pong and exploring the world.
Visit Aaron
Boone's Web site (www.aaronrboone.com).
Visit the Utah
Blaze Web site.
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ERIC DRAGE
Professional Career
In High School, he was
selected the Arizona player of the year
in 1989. He still holds the
Arizona receiving record for most yards
in a season in the 5A
division. At BYU, he was a 2 time
all-WAC selection at wide
receiver and was an Academic
All-American in 1993. He was voted a
team captain in 1992 and 1993 by his
teammates. He was the career
record holder at BYU in receiving
touchdowns and receiving yards
(and is currently 2nd in both
categories). He still holds the stadium
record for longest reception
of 97 yards. After graduating from BYU,
he played one year
professionally in Canada for the Toronto
Argonauts and was the team's
leading rookie receiver. He has been
coaching football for the
past 12 years at the High School and
Semi-pro levels. He is
currently the Head Coach of the Wasatch
Revolution (of the Rocky
Mountain Football League) and led them
to the Championship in their
first year of existence.
Personal
Eric was born in
Provo and went to Santa Rita High School
in Tucson, AZ. He married
his high school sweetheart, Rachelle.
They have been married for 19
years and have 3 children, Tyler, Jordan
and Hallee. He attended BYU
on a football scholarship and graduated
with a BA in Physical
Education with an emphasis in coaching
and a minor in
Communications. He has been a teacher
and coach at Lehi High
School, an account manager for SOS
Staffing and worked for 6 years
as an account manager for Systems West
Computer Resources. For the
past 4 years he has been the managing
partner of Apremis, an IT
staffing company that he helped form.
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EMILY DANIELS
Singer of the National Anthem
Emily Daniels is a 2007 graduate
of Lehi High School, where she
served as Senior Class President. Emily has
been performing on stage since
elementary school and has starred in such
roles as Dorothy in The
Wizard of Oz, Bianca in Kiss
Me, Kate and Mabel in
The Pirates of Penzance. In
2005, Emily was selected as the
first "Miss Lehi’s Outstanding
Teen" and then served as Miss Lehi 2008.
This past summer she placed as
4th runner up in the Miss Utah pageant.
Emily is currently attending
Brigham Young University as a Junior in the
acclaimed "Music Dance Theatre" program and
will be starring as Yonah in
BYU’s production of Children of
Eden this November. Emily
is excited to be part of this year's Mascot
Bowl to help underprivileged kids. Also, as
the sister of a Marine who
served in Iraq, she is thrilled to sing the
National Anthem and to help
support the work of Operation Give.
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