Veteran football player Emmitt Smith and his wife, Patricia Smith, have made the decision to separate. In a statement posted to Instagram Saturday, the 51-year-old athlete made the announcement, which came as a surprise to many. “We are publicly sharing that after much contemplation and prayer, we have decided to separate,” read the estranged couple’s […]
(theLoop21) — When it comes to black athletes becoming successful businessmen the gold standard in recent history has been Earvin “Magic” Johnson. But it might be time for the Magic man to make room for the National Football League’s all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith. Just like on the gridiron Smith is running hard on the […]
(News One) — 16th name called in the 1985 NFL draft. Emmitt Smith saw 16 players selected before he was taken in 1990. Their wait to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame was nowhere near as excruciating. On Saturday night, Rice and Smith will be inducted together in the Canton, Ohio shrine as the top […]
(SuccessMagazine.com) — Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. He’s built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it. “Football was something that was very natural for me,” the former […]
One could make the argument that Emmitt Smith‘s career as an astute businessman began long before he retired from football, even before he left the Dallas Cowboys to join the pathetic (at the time) Cardinals in the desert of Arizona. He looked at his boss Jerry Jones as a sort of role model with respect […]