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...question, size has to be a concern," says an NFL general manager. But several smaller backs have succeeded. "If that guy fails in the NFL," says an NFL college-scouting director, "something is wrong." Bush has sold the league's all-time leading rusher. "Aw, come on," says Emmitt Smith of the critics. "They're not appreciating the gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did You See That? | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

...Players: Emmitt Smith, Fred Taylor, Jevon Kearse, Kevin Carter, Ike Hilliard, Reidel Anthony, Lomas Brown, Mo Collins, Jacquez Green, Errict Rhett...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL Draft 2001: Football Factories | 4/18/2001 | See Source »

...EMMITT GUARANTEES JETS VICTORY IN SUPER BOWL With the second pick in the 1990 draft, the Jets selected Penn State running back Blair Thomas, whom Gang Green expected to follow Franco Harris and Curt Warner as a former Nittany Lion who became an NFL star. Thomas instead preceded Ki-Jana Carter and Curtis Enis as Penn State busts. At No. 17, the Cowboys drafted Florida running back Emmitt Smith, who now owns three Super Bowl rings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NFL Draft 2001: Headlines We Almost Saw | 4/18/2001 | See Source »

...long known that football fans can go gaga over their NFL heroes. And now, for a pretty penny, they can own sports equipment and apparel that their idols used or wore, with the proceeds going to charity. On the Dallas Cowboys' website, fans can purchase keepsakes such as Emmitt Smith's game-worn shoes for $999.99 a pair or Deion Sanders' practice jersey for $699.99. Particularly prized are jerseys with stains or traces of blood. When the Denver Broncos offered such macho-mentos, hard-core fans snapped them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: May 8, 2000 | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

FOOTBALL TOUCHDOWNS 1932: 6, Earl Clark and Red Grange (This was the first year the NFL kept statistics.) 1961: 18, shared by Steve Van Buren (1945), Jim Brown (1958) and Bill Groman (1961), an increase of 200% 1998: 25, Emmitt Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 21, 1998 | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

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