Montemarano’s Guest List Included Former Bruins

Dallas Cowboy quarterback Troy Aikman attended two parties hosted by Dominick Montemarano, a convicted racketeer, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.

However, the newspaper said that Aikman wasn’t suspected of any wrongdoing. Aikman’s agent, Leigh Steinberg, said the three-time Super Bowl winner had little contact with Montemarano.

“He went there with a friend, David Norrie, and never really spent any time with [Montemarano],” Steinberg was quoted as saying. “Troy had no idea about his background at all.”

Attempts by the Associated Press to reach Steinberg on Sunday were unsuccessful.

Norrie, a former UCLA quarterback like Aikman, said Aikman wasn’t worried.

“He knows he’s done nothing wrong,” Norrie said. “He just went to a social gathering where there were 20 or 30 other people.”

The newspaper said that Rick Neuheisel, the recently hired Washington football coach and former Colorado coach, also attended one of Montemarano’s parties. He, too, said he was unaware of Montemarano’s reputation.

Montemarano was convicted of racketeering with mob boss Carmine Persico in 1986. He served 11 years of an 18-year sentence before being released.

Recently, The Times reported that Montemarano and current UCLA football players, including standout quarterback Cade McNown, were the focus of a coast-to-coast point-shaving probe by the FBI. No evidence was found of any wrongdoing by any athlete.