Since Emmitt's greatness in general and his resume get discredited, even by some Cowboys fans (not necessarily talking about anybody in here), I figured I would post basically his entire body of work here and let everybody see for themselves if you care to. Here you go:
Career Highlights And Awards:
-1986 USA Today High School Player Of The Year
-1986 Parade Magazine High School Player Of The Year
-Florida High School All-Century Team
-Florida High School Athletic Association Player Of The Century
-1987 SEC Freshman Of The Year
-1987 National Freshman Of The Year
-1989 SEC Player Of The Year
-1989 First Team All-American
-3x First Team All-SEC (1987, 1988, 1989)
-Gator Football Ring Of Honor (2006)
-College Football Hall Of Fame (2006)
-3x Super Bowl Champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)
-Super Bowl XXVIII MVP
-1993 NFL MVP
-4x NFL Rushing Champion (1991-1993, 1995)
-3x NFL Rushing Touchdowns Leader (1992, 1994, 1995)
-1995 NFL Scoring Leader
-8x Pro Bowl Selection (1990-95, 1998-1999)*
-4x First Team All-Pro (1992-95)
-Second Team All-Pro (1991)
-1990 NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year
-1993 PFWA NFL MVP
-1993 TSN NFL MVP
-1993 Miller Lite Player Of The Year
-1993 KCC NFC Offensive Player Of The Year
-1993 Bert Bell Award
-1993 Football Digest NFL Player Of The Year
-1994 TSN Sportsman Of The Year
-2x NEA NFL MVP (1991, 1992)
-5x Galloping Gobbler Award
-NFL All-Time Leading Rusher
-NFL All-Time Leading Postseason Rusher
-Monday Night Football All-Time Leading Rusher
-NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
-NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
-Super Bowl 50 Golden Team (2016)
-Dallas Cowboys Ring Of Honor (2005)
-Pro Football Hall Of Fame (2010)
*He turned down an invitation to be a Pro Bowl alternate in 2000.
Here are the major Cowboys records held by Emmitt Smith at the time of his retirement:
Regular Season:
-Career Rushing Yards: 17,162
-Career Rushing Attempts: 4,052
-Career Rushing Touchdowns: 153
-Career 100-Yard Rushing Games: 76
-Career Touches: 4,538
-Career Yards From Scrimmage: 20,174
-Career Total Touchdowns: 164
-Single Season Rushing Yards: 1,773*
-Single Season Rushing Attempts: 377*
-Single Season Rushing Attempts (Rookie): 241*
-Single Season Rushing Touchdowns: 25
-Single Season 100-Yard Rushing Games: 11*
-Single Season Touches: 439*
-Single Season Touches (Rookie): 265*
-Single Season Yards From Scrimmage: 2,148*
-Single Season Total Touchdowns: 25
-Single Season Points Scored: 150
-Single Game Rushing Yards: 237*
-Single Game Rushing Attempts: 35
-Single Game Rushing Attempts (Rookie): 24*
-Single Game Rushing Touchdowns: 4
-Single Game Touches: 42
-Single Game Total Touchdowns: 4
-Single Game Points Scored: 24
-Most 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons: 11
-Most Seasons with 1,000 Scrimmage Yards: 13
-Most Consecutive Seasons With 1,000 Scrimmage Yards: 13
-Most Consecutive 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons: 11
-Most 1,400-Yard Rushing Seasons: 5
-Most Consecutive 1,400-Yard Rushing Seasons: 5
-Most Rushing Yards In A Single Decade: 13,963 (1990s)
-Most Rushing Attempts In A Single Decade: 3,243 (1990s)
-Most Rushing Touchdowns In A Single Decade: 136 (1990s)
-Career Receptions By A Running Back: 486
-Career Points Scored: 986
Playoffs:
-Career Rushing Yards:1,586
-Career Rushing Attempts: 349
-Career Rushing Touchdowns: 19
-Career 100-Yard Rushing Games: 7
-Career Touches: 395
-Career Yards From Scrimmage: 1,928
-Career Total Touchdowns: 21
-Single Postseason Rushing Yards: 336
-Single Postseason Rushing Attempts: 74
-Single Postseason Rushing Touchdowns: 6
-Single Postseason Touches: 84
-Single Postseason Yards From Scrimmage: 422
-Single Postseason Total Touchdowns: 6
-Single Postseason Game Rushing Attempts: 35
-Single Postseason Game Rushing Touchdowns: 3
-Single Postseason Game Touches: 37
-Single Game Total Touchdowns: 3
-Longest Run From Scrimmage: 65 yards*
-Career Postseason Points Scored: 126
Here are some NFL records held by Emmitt Smith at the time of his retirement:
NFL Records
-Career Rushing Yards: 18,355
-Career Rushing Attempts: 4,409
-Career Rushing Touchdowns: 164
-Fastest To 100 Career Rushing Touchdowns: 93 games (tied with Jim Brown)
-Most Rushing Touchdowns Under 10 Yards: 138
-Most Rushing Touchdowns From 3 Yards Or Less: 85
-Most 1,000-Yard Rushing Seasons: 11
-Most Consecutive 1,000-Yard Seasons: 11
-Most Consecutive 1,400-Yard Seasons: 5 (tied with Barry Sanders)
-Career 100-Yard Rushing Games: 78
-Most Games In A Season With A Touchdown: 15
-Most Games In A Season With A Rushing Touchdown: 15
-Most Rushing Yards After Turning 30 Years Old: 5,789*
-Most Regular Season Games Played By A Running Back: 226*
-Most Rushing Yards In A Single Decade: 13,963 (1990s)
-Most Rushing Attempts In A Single Decade: 3,243 (1990s)
-Most Seasons with 1,000 Scrimmage Yards: 14 (tied with Jerry Rice)
-Most Consecutive Seasons With 1,000 Scrimmage Yards: 13
-Career Postseason Rushing Yards: 1,586
-Career Postseason Rushing Touchdowns: 19
-Career Postseason Total Touchdowns: 21 (tied with Thurman Thomas)
-Most Consecutive Postseason Games With A Rushing Touchdown: 9
-Career Postseason 100-Yard Rushing Games: 7 (tied with Terrell Davis)
* - records that have been broken since retirement
Here are some of the countless other milestones and achievements that Emmitt Smith piled up in his career:
-Only running back in football history to be his state's all-time leading rusher in high school, school's all-time leading rusher in college, and the NFL's all-time leading rusher
-Only running back in NFL history to win a rushing title, MVP, Super Bowl, and Super Bowl MVP in the same season
-Only running back (since the merger) to lead the NFL in carries, rushing yards, yards from scrimmage, rushing touchdowns, and total touchdowns in the same season
-Only player in NFL history with a combined 5,000+ total touches in the regular season and playoffs
-Only running back in NFL history with 4,000 carries and 500 receptions
-Only running back in NFL history with 15,000+ rushing yards and 500 receptions
-Only running back in NFL history with 7,000 rushing yards and 70 rushing touchdowns by the age of 25
-Only running back in NFL history with 10,000 rushing yards and 100 rushing touchdowns by the age of 27
-First running back in NFL history to win a rushing title and Super Bowl in the same season
-First running back in NFL history to win a rushing title after missing the first 2 games of the season
-First running back in NFL history to rush for 1,400+ yards in 5 consecutive seasons
-First running back in NFL history to post back-to-back league-leading 20+ rushing touchdown seasons
-First running back in NFL history with 4,000 career carries
-First running back in NFL history to score 100 rushing touchdowns in a single decade
-First player in NFL history with 400+ touches to win a Super Bowl in that season
-First player in NFL history with 400+ touches to win a Super Bowl in multiple seasons (1992, 1995)
-First player in NFL history under the age of 25 to win an MVP and Super Bowl MVP in the same season
-One of 2 players in NFL history to win MVP and a Super Bowl before the age of 25 (Patrick Mahomes)
-One of 2 non-kickers in NFL history to score over 1,000 points in a career (Jerry Rice)
-One of 2 running backs to post consecutive league-leading 20+ rushing touchdown seasons (Priest Holmes)
-One of only 2 running backs in NFL history with 130+ rushing touchdowns in a single decade (LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 2 running backs with 7,000+ rushing yards and 70 rushing touchdowns in his first 5 seasons (LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 2 running backs with 10,000 rushing yards and 100 rushing touchdowns in his first 7 seasons (LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 2 running backs with 20 or more 100-yard rushing games after turning 30 (Walter Payton)
-One of 2 running backs with 1,500 postseason rushing yards (Franco Harris)
-One of 2 running backs with 1,500 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns in the postseason (Franco Harris)
-One of 3 running backs to win 3 rushing titles by the age of 25 (Jim Brown, Earl Campbell)
-One of 3 running backs to score 25 or more rushing touchdowns in a season (Shaun Alexander, LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 3 running backs to start their careers with 7 consecutive 10-touchdown seasons (Jim Brown, LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 3 running backs with 8 seasons of 10+ rushing touchdowns (LaDanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson)
-One of 3 running backs with 100 rushing touchdowns before the age of 30 (Jim Brown, LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 3 players in NFL history with 21,000 scrimmage yards (Walter Payton, Jerry Rice)
-One of 4 players in NFL history with 21,000 combined yards (Walter Payton, Brian Mitchell, Jerry Rice)
-One of 4 running backs since 1932 to lead the NFL in rushing 3 seasons in a row (Steve Van Buren, Jim Bown, Earl Campbell)
-One of 4 running backs with 6,500 rushing yards and 60 touchdowns in his first 5 seasons (Eric Dickerson, LaDanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson)
-One of 4 running backs with 5,000+ rushing yards after turning 30 (Walter Payton, John Riggins, Frank Gore)
-One of 4 players with 100 total touchdowns before the age of 30 (Jim Brown, Randy Moss, LaDanian Tomlinson)
-One of 5 running backs with 10,000+ rushing yards in his first 7 seasons (Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, LaDanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson)
-One of 5 players with 75 total touchdowns before the age of 27 (Jim Brown, Randy Moss, LaDanian Tomlinson, Todd Gurley)
-One of 6 running backs to lead the NFL in rushing 4 times or more (Steve Van Buren, Jim Brown, OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders)
-One of 6 players in NFL history with 10,000 rushing yards and 500 receptions in a career (Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk, LaDanian Tomlinson, Tiki Barber, Warrick Dunn)
-One of 6 running backs with 1,000 postseason rushing yards (Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis)
-One of 7 running backs to be recognized as the NFL's all-time leading rusher (Cliff Battles, Clarke Hinkle, Steve Van Buren, Joe Perry, Jim Brown, Walter Payton)
-Was a top 10 rusher in the NFL in 9 of his first 10 seasons
-Had the most rushing yards in the 1990s decade (13,963)
-He and Michael Irvin were the first pair of teammates to lead the NFL in rushing yards and receiving yards in the same season (1991)