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     Much More Than a Star
    Much More Than a Star
    Emmitt Smith's $63 Million Deal
    Emmitt Smith's $63 Million Deal
    Early life

    Smith was born in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Mary J. Smith and Emmitt James Smith Jr. At the age of eight, he played his first organized football game on a team that was sponsored by the Salvation Army. He attended … See more

    College career

    Smith accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Galen Hall's Gators for three seasons (19871989). He did not start the first two games of his college car… See more

    Professional career

    In the 1990 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys considered drafting linebacker James Francis with their first round selection, but after he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cowboys focused on improving t… See more

    Life after football

    In 2002, Smith and his wife founded the Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission to "seek a reality where children have the resources necessary to realize their full potential."
    In Septemb… See more

     
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