With over 18,000 rushing yards and 164 touchdowns in 14 long seasons in the NFL, Emmitt Smith is now getting his time to shine with some of best NFL players in history. During his three seasons with the Gators, Smith compiled nearly 4,000 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns. He also achieved the title of the “1989 SEC Player of the Year”. Smith was also a 1st team All-American. As Emmitt Smith left the Gators early in his junior year for NFL, he had a long road ahead of him full of fame, fortune, and years of hard work.

Emmitt Smith joins seven other fellow Cowboys in the Hall of Fame including Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. On August 7th, Smith along with Jerry Rice, who is the NFL’s all-time leading receiver, Rickey Jackson, John Randle, Floyd Little, Russ Grimm, and Dick LeBeau will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

As Emmitt Smith won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys, the honor of MVP in Super Bowl XXVIII, and league MVP in 1993, there is no surprise that the eight time Pro-Bowler was elected into the NFL Hall of Fame. Emmitt Smith led the NFL in rushing yards for four seasons with an NFL record of eleven straight seasons with 1,000 yards or more.

Although his size was a issue when he joined the league as being 5′9 and 207 pounds, he proved the whole world of NFL football oh-so wrong. Smith played three seasons for the Gators and 14 years in the NFL. Emmitt Smith will go down in history this August as one of the best NFL running backs ever. We at GatorSportsNation.com would like to congratulate Emmitt Smith for his award and his hard work at the Univeristy of Florida and in the NFL.

(Information collected from DallasNews.com and Pro-Football-Reference.com)
By: Justin Rectenwald