Emmitt Smith
| Emmitt Smith | |
|---|---|
.jpg) |
|
|
Position (s): running back |
Jersey number (s): 22 |
| born on May 15, 1969 in Pensacola , Florida | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1990 - 2004 | |
| NFL Draft : 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th | |
| College : University of Florida | |
| Teams | |
|
|
| Career statistics | |
| Yards run | 18,355 |
| average | 4.2 |
| expired TDs | 164 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
NFL records
|
|
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Emmitt James Smith III (* 15. May 1969 in Pensacola , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . He played for the Dallas Cowboys , with whom he won three Super Bowls , and the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL).
Smith broke several running back records in his career and has since been considered one of the best running backs in NFL history. So he stopped at the end of his career u. a. the records for most run yards with 18,355 yards and run touchdowns with 164.
college
Emmitt Smith came from a humble background and started his college football career at the University of Florida after excelling at football in high school . He caused a sensation with the Florida Gators university football team from 1987 to 1989. In his first year he ran a total of 1,341 yards . Due to a knee injury, it was only enough to gain 998 yards of space the following year, before increasing again to 1599 yards in the third year. Within three years he scored 37 touchdowns and gained over 100 yards of space in 23 games by running play . Smith still holds over 50 university records today. After the third year he dropped out of his education, which would normally have lasted four years. Previously, he was elected to the All American Team of all university teams in 1989, a symbolic selection for the best players of the season.
Professional time
In 1990 he was selected by one of the then less successful teams of the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys , in 17th place in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft . The relatively late election by the Cowboys was due to the fact that Smith was viewed by many other teams as too small and too slow. The chance to sign Smith was therefore unexpected for the Cowboys. His choice should quickly prove to be a stroke of luck.
Together with other key players who were signed by the owner of the Cowboys, Jerry Jones and coach Jimmy Johnson , the team succeeded in gradually strengthening the team with young, success-hungry players. The pass recipient Alvin Harper , the fullback Daryl Johnston , the tight end Jay Novacek , the quarterback Troy Aikman or the offensive tackle Erik Williams were among the rookies , or committed by other clubs . In addition, wide receiver Michael Irvin , who has been playing with the Cowboys since 1988, managed to overcome a cruciate ligament rupture . The Cowboys became the dominant football team of the 1990s.
Together with his pre-blocker Daryl Johnston, Smith formed a perfect offensive weapon. Johnston succeeded again and again to block Smith the way into the end zone of the opposing team. Smith's willpower, his dynamic running, his ability to spot gaps in the opposing defense and his perfect timing made him an outstanding player.
Smith won with his team three times the US championship in professional football - the Super Bowl - in the 1992/93 Super Bowl XXVII final against the Buffalo Bills with 52:17, in the 1993/94 Super Bowl XXVIII final again against the team from Buffalo 30:13 and in the 1995/96 Super Bowl XXX final against the Pittsburgh Steelers 27:17. Smith was named Super Bowl MVP in his second Super Bowl , an award for best player in the final. That season he was also voted MVP for the entire NFL season.
1993 was also a financially very successful year for Smith, who was number 22 with the Cowboys. He received a contract worth 14 million dollars with a term until 1996. However, he had to help a little. He went on strike ahead of the season, thereby missing two games lost by the Cowboys without him, forcing Jones to improve his earnings. He became the highest paid running back in the league, but justified his salary by winning another title.
For the seasons 2003 and 2004 Smith moved to the Arizona Cardinals , but could no longer follow on from his earlier achievements and successes. He therefore ended his active career after two seasons.
During his career, Smith had 183 touchdowns and caught 13 touchdown passes. He still holds numerous NFL records today. During his entire career, he achieved the longest space gain of all running backs with 18,355 yards, and for eleven years in a row he achieved more than 1000 yards per season. For nine years he held a record with 25 run touchdowns per season, which has now been broken by LaDainian Tomlinson .
Honors
Smith has been a member of the College Football Hall of Fame since 2006 and was immortalized in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor - an award given to the club's distinguished player. He played a total of eight times in the Pro Bowl , the season finale game of the best football players of the season. He is a member of the 1990s NFL All Start Team and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame . In 1990 he was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year . In 1993 he was NFL Player Of The Year - the best player of the past season. He has also received numerous awards as a high school and college athlete. In 2010, Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame .
After the career
Smith lives in Texas with his wife and four children . He now works for television as a football game analyst . But he also had guest appearances on sitcoms such as How I Met Your Mother . Every now and then he appears as a show star. With his fortune, he supports numerous children and young people and enables them to study at an American university.
Web links
- Homepage of Emmitt Smith
- Statistics about Emmitt Smith
- Emmitt Smith in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Smith in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame
- Smith with the Cowboys
- College statistics from Emmitt Smith
- Emmitt Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Emmitt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Emmitt James III (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pensacola , Florida |