Aikman, Nantz take positions on NFF board

Published Feb. 10, 2010 12:09 a.m. ET

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Troy Aikman, Jim Nantz and T. Boone Pickens have accepted positions on the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame national board of directors.

Also joining the 41 active board members will be William Battle, Founder, the Collegiate Licensing Company; Timothy Cook, chief operating officer of Apple Computer and Robert L. Epling, the president and CEO of Community Bank of Florida.

Aikman is a member of the college and pro football halls of fame. He played for UCLA and the Dallas Cowboys and now works as an NFL game analysis for Fox.

Nantz is the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS sports.

Pickens is the billionaire alumnus of Oklahoma State University and a major donor to the school.