Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith

Smith in 2010
No. 22
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1969-05-15) May 15, 1969 (age 55) Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Escambia (Pensacola)
College:	Florida (1987–1989)
NFL draft:	1990 / round: 1 / pick: 17
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (1990–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2004)
Career highlights and awards
3× Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) Super Bowl MVP (XXVIII) NFL Most Valuable Player (1993) NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1990) 4× First-team All-Pro (1992–1995) Second-team All-Pro (1991) 8× Pro Bowl (1990–1995, 1998, 1999) 4× NFL rushing yards leader (1991–1993, 1995) 3× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1992, 1994, 1995) NFL scoring leader (1995) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (1990) Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor Bert Bell Award (1993) SEC Most Valuable Player (1989) Unanimous All-American (1989) 3× First-team All-SEC (1987–1989) SEC Freshman of the Year (1987) Florida Football Ring of Honor NFL records Most career rushing yards: 18,355 Most career rushing touchdowns: 164 Most career rushing attempts: 4,409
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 18,355 Rushing average: 4.2 Rushing touchdowns: 164 Receptions: 515 Receiving yards: 3,224 Receiving touchdowns: 11 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, 13 as a member of the Dallas Cowboys and 2 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Among other accolades, he is the league's all-time leading rusher.

Smith grew up in Pensacola, Florida, and became the second-leading rusher in American high school football history while playing for Escambia High School. Smith played three years of college football for the Florida Gators, where he set numerous school rushing records. After being named a unanimous All-American in 1989, Smith chose to forgo his senior year of eligibility and play professionally.

The Cowboys selected Smith in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft with the 17th overall pick. During his long professional career, he rushed for 18,355 yards, breaking the record formerly held by Walter Payton. He also holds the record for career rushing touchdowns with 164.^[1] Smith is the only running back to ever win a Super Bowl championship, the NFL Most Valuable Player award, the NFL rushing crown, and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award all in the same season (1993). He is also one of four running backs to lead the NFL in rushing three or more consecutive seasons, joining Steve Van Buren, Jim Brown, and Earl Campbell. Smith led the league in rushing and won the Super Bowl in the same year three times (1992, 1993, and 1995) when to that point it had never been done. Smith is also one of only two non-kickers in NFL history to score more than 1,000 career points (the other being Jerry Rice). Smith was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Smith played 13 seasons with the Cowboys and two with the Arizona Cardinals. While playing for Dallas, Smith plus quarterback Troy Aikman and wide receiver Michael Irvin were known as "The Triplets," and led their team to three Super Bowl wins during the 1990s.^[2]