Dallas alumnus Emmitt Smith thinks Cowboys can make magic
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith won three Super Bowls with the Dallas teams of the 1990s and sees this season's edition of the Cowboys as close to capturing that championship magic.
Dallas have a commanding two-game lead in the NFC East after beating the second-placed New York Giants 23-20 on Sunday. They have won four of five games since Tony Romo took over as starting quarterback from Drew Bledsoe.
Smith said the defense is solid and the offense, with Romo now at the helm, needs just a little uptick to be of championship calibre.
"We're about two turnovers away from being magical, and about two solid blocks from the offensive line for the running backs away from truly magical," Smith told Reuters on Tuesday after being introduced at a news conference honoring this year's inductees into the college football Hall of Fame.
"That is really what we're going to need to go deep into the playoffs and maybe even make it to the championship game."
Smith, MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII, a 30-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills in January 1994, played for the University of Florida from 1987-89, breaking 58 school records on his way to rushing for 3,928 yards and 36 touchdowns.
He is one of 13 players including Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech), Mike Rozier (Nebraska), Carl Eller (Minnesota) and Steve Emtman (Washington), who will be officially enshrined in the Hall in South Bend, Indiana, next summer.
Coaches Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bobby Bowden of Florida State will also be inducted.
Smith retired in February 2005 after ending his 15-year career after two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals but the prolific running back has actually become even more well known since leaving the gridiron, thanks to being crowned champion of the popular television series "Dancing with the Stars" this year.
Smith, who rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns in the NFL, said the reaction to his success on the dance show "has been an amazing experience" and led him to consider other opportunities in the entertainment industry.
However, he was coy about what he might try next.
"Maybe ballet," he joked. "You might be watching me in a tutu."
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith won three Super Bowls with the Dallas teams of the 1990s and sees this season's edition of the Cowboys as close to capturing that championship magic.
Dallas have a commanding two-game lead in the NFC East after beating the second-placed New York Giants 23-20 on Sunday. They have won four of five games since Tony Romo took over as starting quarterback from Drew Bledsoe.
Smith said the defense is solid and the offense, with Romo now at the helm, needs just a little uptick to be of championship calibre.
"We're about two turnovers away from being magical, and about two solid blocks from the offensive line for the running backs away from truly magical," Smith told Reuters on Tuesday after being introduced at a news conference honoring this year's inductees into the college football Hall of Fame.
"That is really what we're going to need to go deep into the playoffs and maybe even make it to the championship game."
Smith, MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII, a 30-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills in January 1994, played for the University of Florida from 1987-89, breaking 58 school records on his way to rushing for 3,928 yards and 36 touchdowns.
He is one of 13 players including Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech), Mike Rozier (Nebraska), Carl Eller (Minnesota) and Steve Emtman (Washington), who will be officially enshrined in the Hall in South Bend, Indiana, next summer.
Coaches Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bobby Bowden of Florida State will also be inducted.
Smith retired in February 2005 after ending his 15-year career after two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals but the prolific running back has actually become even more well known since leaving the gridiron, thanks to being crowned champion of the popular television series "Dancing with the Stars" this year.
Smith, who rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns in the NFL, said the reaction to his success on the dance show "has been an amazing experience" and led him to consider other opportunities in the entertainment industry.
However, he was coy about what he might try next.
"Maybe ballet," he joked. "You might be watching me in a tutu."
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