Emmitt Smith
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Running back, Florida, 1987–⁠89

Emmitt Smith

Born
May 15, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida

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Emmitt Smith played running back at Florida (1987–⁠89). He finished seventh in the 1989 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1989. The Dallas Cowboys took Smith in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 1990 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

At a glance

Best season
1989
Consensus All-American, SEC Player of the Year and 1 more
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1989 vote
Drafted
No. 17
Overall, 1990 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 8 (1990–⁠95, 1998–⁠99) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1992–⁠95) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1991

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1992–⁠95; AP second team 1991; Pro Football Writers first team 1992–⁠95; Sporting News first team 1992–⁠95; NEA first team 1992; NEA second team 1991.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

And 6 more

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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