Emmitt Smith - Emmitt's Domain

The line kept opening holes, and Emmitt Smith kept hitting them hard and gliding through, getting closer. Thirteen years ago he had vowed that he would get here, to this moment in football history…. He spun. Hejuked. He ground out yard after yard against the Seattle Seahawks, 55 in the first quarter alone, each step taking him closer to Walter Payton's NFL rushing record….

On second down he took the ball… cut left, found a seam, stumbled over a defender's arm, placed his right hand on the turf, kept his balance and kept on chugging until he had caught Payton and passed him by.

Source: Price, S. L. Sports Illustrated, November 4, 2002: 42.

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about 1 year ago

Vicki Baker » victone69 ((at)) yahoo dot com

Just how many footballs do you have? I have never heard how many touchdowns you scored during your time in the NFL. You are the best!!!