Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith, born Emmitt James Smith III on May 15, 1969, is an American former professional football running back who played 15 seasons in the National Football League, 13 with the Dallas Cowboys and two with the Arizona Cardinals, and is the league all-time leading rusher. He grew up in Pensacola, Florida, finished as the second-leading rusher in American high school football history at Escambia High School, and played three years for the Florida Gators, setting several school rushing records and becoming a unanimous All-American in 1989. The Cowboys selected him in the first round of the 1990 draft, 17th overall, and he rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns, breaking the record formerly held by Walter Payton. In 1993 he became the only running back to win a Super Bowl, the NFL Most Valuable Player award, the rushing title and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award in one season. With Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin, known as The Triplets, he led Dallas to three Super Bowl wins in the 1990s, and he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.