Aaron Boone will be playing in the Mascot Bowl for his 4th year as their quarterback. Despite being a pro wide receiver, he enjoys leading the mascot team each year as a quarterback, a position he hasn't played since high school.

He is a Utah native, and since graduating from Millard High in the small town of Fillmore, Utah in 1996 as an All-State QB and state champion in his senior year, Aaron has enjoyed a very successful college and 9-year pro career as a journey man wide receiver in the NFL, NFL-Europe and Arena Football League. (Visit his personal website at www.aaronrboone.com.)

During his 5 years in the AFL, Boone accomplished numerous awards and milestones. In 2011 he became the All-Time Utah Blaze franchise leading wide receiver in all categories including receptions, yards and touchdowns. In 2010 Boone recorded a career-best season, earning him All-Arena honors. He led the Blaze in all receiving statistical categories and tops in the AFL with 146 receptions, a career best 46 touchdowns, and 1,448 yards. In 2008 he finished third in the entire AFL with 135 receptions and eighth in the AFL in yards with 1,527. In 2006 as a rookie he played with the Kansas City Brigade where he was named to the AFL All-Rookie team.

Previous to the AFL, Aaron started his pro career in 2003 in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys where he caught his first career NFL catch from Tony Romo vs. the Houston Texans. Over the next couple years he would go on to sign with the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers of the NFL. In 2004 and 2005 he represented those NFL teams in NFL Europe where he went to two World Bowl Championship games as a member of NFL Europe's Berlin Thunder team. Aaron had tremendous success in Europe where he was selected to the All-NFL Europe 1^st Team after he led the league in receptions with 43, second in touchdowns with five, second in yards with 582. Later that year back with the Carolina Panthers he recorded his first NFL touchdown vs. the Redskins, in a later game he suffered a season ending and NFL ending shoulder injury vs. the Steelers.

Collegiately, Aaron played two seasons for the Kentucky Wildcats after transferring from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. As a senior, he led the Wildcats with 41 receptions for 706 yards and 10 touchdowns. Boone ranked first in the nation in touchdown-to-catch ratio and also led the very competitive SEC in touchdowns. In 2000, Boone earned First-team All-America by the JC Gridwire and All-America by the National Junior College Athletic Association at Snow College. He caught 81 passes for 1,505 yards and 19 touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Aaron Boone was born in Provo, Utah and after the 8th grade moved to Fillmore where he attended Millard High School. He was an All-State performer in Baseball, Basketball and Football. Aaron Rostenbach Boone is the 6^th of ten  kids. He is from a very athletic family; father played football at BYU, two younger brothers Jesse and Jason who were both star offensive lineman for the University of Utah, and older sister Amy played basketball & volleyball at George Mason. Aaron graduated from UK with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Spanish. He and his wife, Lindsay, reside in Sandy, UT with two young children. In his free time, he enjoys new business ventures, scuba diving, ping-pong and exploring the world.

FRANK LAYDEN

Frank Layden was a cornerstone of the Jazz organization for more than 20 years. He helped establish the Jazz as an integral part of the Utah community and brought national attention and respect to the franchise.

Layden was named general manager of the New Orleans Jazz on May 9, 1979, after the team announced plans to move the franchise from New Orleans. on December 10, 1981, Layden added the role of head coach to his GM duties, and went on to record the second-best coaching mark in franchise history.

He oversaw emergence of the Utah Jazz into league power, leading the team to its first-ever Midwest Division Championship in 1983-84. He was named 1983-84 NBA Coach and Executive of the Year for his efforts.

His teams earned five consecutive berths in the playoffs (1983-87).

Layden coached the Western Conference All-Stars in 1984 and won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award that same season.

During the 1988-89 season, he retired from coaching and became team President, a position he held until retiring on December 29, 1999.

Layden is heavily involved in community programs. He and his wife Barbara still lend their support to many worthwhile causes in Utah.

He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998.

JEFF HORNACEK   

Jeff Hornacek is currently in his second season as an assistant coach with the Utah Jazz. He becomes only the seventh assistant coach for Utah since Jerry Sloan was promoted to head coach in December 1988, joining Phil Johnson, Gordon Chiesa, David Fredman, Kenny Natt, Tyrone Corbin and Scott Layden.

Hornacek previously began working for the Jazz as a shooting coach prior to the 2007 NBA Playoffs. In addition to that time working together, Hornacek and Corbin were teammates twice as players covering parts of three seasons, first in Phoenix during the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons, and again in Utah in 1993-94.

A native of Elmhurst, Ill., Hornacek played for three teams during a 14-year NBA playing career (1986-2000), including seven seasons with the Jazz from 1993-2000, where he averaged 14.4 points, 4.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 477 games.  He was originally selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (46th overall pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft out of Iowa State University. Hornacek appeared in a total of 1,077 career games, which included time with Phoenix and Philadelphia in addition to Utah.

Considered one of the premier shooters in NBA history, Hornacek connected on .496 percent from the field (5,929-11,957), including .403 percent from three-point range (828-2,055) and .877 percent from the free throw line (2,973-3,390). He still ranks eighth in league history in free throw percentage, 11 seasons following his retirement from the NBA following the 1999-2000 season. Hornacek was selected an NBA All-Star in 1992, and twice won the Three-Point Shootout during All-Star Weekend (1998 and 2000). His number14 jersey was retired by the Jazz on November 19, 2002.