Emmitt Smith
"Emmitt Smith is the man."(WalterFootball).
Bio Facts
He was born in Pensacola, Florida.
He was a running back for the Dallas Cowboys
He has three children two daughters and one son.
He went to the University of Florida.
He was number 22.
He holds the most rushing yards with a total of 18,355 yards.
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Coming of Age
In high school he set new rushing records and had games with 150 yards, which is almost unheard of in high school football. Before games Emmitt would wear plastic sweat pants to help him loose weight. He was picked up to the University of Florida. He held 58 new rushing records by the end of his junior year. Including longest run 96 yards in one play. In his sophomore year injured his knee and missed four games which Florida all lost with out him playing. He went into the NFL draft in his junior year. The Dallas Cowboys took a "risk" picking him because he was not that fast and most coaches wanted a fast running back. Throughout his NFL career he proved that he was a worthy running back. On October 22, 2002 Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton's all time rushing record.
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Works Cited
"Emmit Smith Biography." Biography Channel. A+E Television Networks, LLC, 1996. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. <http://www.biography.com/people/emmitt-smith-204313>.
Smith, Emmitt. Chicago: World Book, 2014. World Book Student. Web. 10 Apr. 2014. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar515290&st=emmitt+smith>.
Watkins, Calvin. "Emmitt's Roots Run from Home to Hall." Espn. Espn Internet Ventures, 4 Feb. 2010. Web. 8 Apr. 2014. <http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?id=4883684>.