Two Professional Athletes of Nfl Football
Two Professional Athletes
Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice both played College and NFL football, but for different
Teams and they played different positions. They were the greatest football players in there
Time when they were playing. Emmitt Smith also played football in high school and shined on the field there as well.
He played football for Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida. Escambia won the state
Football championship, and Emmitt rushed for 106 touchdowns and 8,804 yards, which was the
Second most yardage in the history of American high school football at the time. Emmitt rushed
For over 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he started for Escambia (including the last 28 in a row)
Where he finished with a 7.8 yards per carry average. Twice, he broke the 2,000 yard rushing mark in a Season. Emmitt was named the USA Today and Parade magazine high school player of the year
For 1986. In 2007 twenty years after Emmitt had graduated from high school, the Florida High School
Athletic Association named Emmitt to its “All-Century Team,” recognizing him as one of the
33 greatest Florida high school football players of the last 100 years. As part of its “100
Years of Florida High School Football” awards ceremony, Florida High School Athletic Association
Named Emmitt as its “Player of the Century.” Emmitt Smith played College football for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
Where he played for the Florida Gators from 1987 to 1989. He was picked by the Dallas Cowboys
In the NFL Draft in 1990 round 1 pick 17. He retired from playing football in 2004. His position on
The field when he played was running back. He played with Dallas Cowboys from (1990 to 2002),
Then he went to play for the Arizona Cardinals from (2003 to 2004). He played NFL football for
Fifteen seasons. Was considered the greatest running back in the NFL. With other team members
Led his team to three Super Bowl Championships during the 1990s. While he played
Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice both played College and NFL football, but for different
Teams and they played different positions. They were the greatest football players in there
Time when they were playing. Emmitt Smith also played football in high school and shined on the field there as well.
He played football for Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida. Escambia won the state
Football championship, and Emmitt rushed for 106 touchdowns and 8,804 yards, which was the
Second most yardage in the history of American high school football at the time. Emmitt rushed
For over 100 yards in 45 of the 49 games he started for Escambia (including the last 28 in a row)
Where he finished with a 7.8 yards per carry average. Twice, he broke the 2,000 yard rushing mark in a Season. Emmitt was named the USA Today and Parade magazine high school player of the year
For 1986. In 2007 twenty years after Emmitt had graduated from high school, the Florida High School
Athletic Association named Emmitt to its “All-Century Team,” recognizing him as one of the
33 greatest Florida high school football players of the last 100 years. As part of its “100
Years of Florida High School Football” awards ceremony, Florida High School Athletic Association
Named Emmitt as its “Player of the Century.” Emmitt Smith played College football for the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
Where he played for the Florida Gators from 1987 to 1989. He was picked by the Dallas Cowboys
In the NFL Draft in 1990 round 1 pick 17. He retired from playing football in 2004. His position on
The field when he played was running back. He played with Dallas Cowboys from (1990 to 2002),
Then he went to play for the Arizona Cardinals from (2003 to 2004). He played NFL football for
Fifteen seasons. Was considered the greatest running back in the NFL. With other team members
Led his team to three Super Bowl Championships during the 1990s. While he played