NFL highlights: Since the Dallas Cowboys made him 17th overall
pick in 1990, Smith has won three Super Bowl titles, four rushing titles.
MVP awards in regular season (1993) and Super Bowl (January 1994). He's
first on the all-time rushing list (17,162); first in career rushing
touchdowns (153), career carries (4,052), 1,000-yard seasons (11).
Nine-time Pro Bowl choice, four-time All-Pro.
College highlights: In three seasons at Florida, set 58 school records,
including yardage marks for a career (3,928), season (1,599) and game
(316). Reached 1,000 yards in seventh game, fastest in college history.
All-American once, all-SEC three times. Also led team in receiving
twice and joined Herschel Walker as only freshmen to finish in top 10
in Heisman Trophy balloting.
High school highlights: A sign in front of Escambia High in Pensacola,
Fla., reads: Home of Emmitt Smith. There, he ran for 8,803 yards and
106 touchdowns, both third on the national list at the time. His 45
100-yard games remain a national record and he fumbled only six times.
Miami Dolphins's Hall of Famers from the undefeated
1972 Team will take part in the Super Bowl Coin toss.
I salute them.
Don Shula is recognized as one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time.
He served as the Dolphins head coach from 1970-95, and before that, coached
the Baltimore Colts from 1963-69. He is the winningest coach in NFL history,
with a career record of 347-173-6 (.665), including a regular-season mark
of 328-156-6 (.676). He led the Dolphins to two Super Bowl titles in 1972 and
1973, making him one of only five coaches to win consecutive Super Bowls.
He is the winningest coach in NFL history.
Shula's 1972 team went 17-0, recording the only undefeated season in NFL
history. Shula and legendary coach George Halas are the only NFL coaches to
win 300 or more career games. Shula was unanimously elected into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame in 1997, his first year of eligibility.
Bob Griese has been called the "thinking-man's quarterback" for his
poised leadership and ingenious play-calling. He led Miami's offensive
attack from 1967-80, becoming the 14th passer to reach 25,000 yards
throwing in a career. His No. 12 jersey was the first-ever to be retired
by the Dolphins. He had a .698 winning percentage (91-39-1) under coach
Shula, and earned six Pro Bowl appearances to go with six team Most
Valuable Player honors. After becoming eligible for induction into the
Hall of Fame in 1985, Griese was named a finalist all five years before
becoming inducted in 1990.
Larry Csonka ranks as the Dolphins all-time leading rusher with 1506
carries for 6737 yards (4.5 average) and 53 touchdowns. A five-time Pro
Bowl selection, he put together three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons
(1971-73), as Miami advanced to the Super Bowl each year. He was named
MVP of Super Bowl VIII after carrying 33 times for 145 yards and two TDs,
leading the Dolphins to a 24-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. This
year, "Zonk" became the third Dolphin to have his jersey retired (No. 39).
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987, his second year of
eligibility.
Larry Little entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the San
Diego Chargers for a $750 bonus. He was traded to the Dolphins in 1969, and
played with the team at guard for 12 seasons. After starting just four games
in two seasons with the Chargers, Little emerged with the Dolphins and played
in 158 regular-season games. He also started 12 playoff games for the team
and was a key piece of the Dolphins back-to-back Super Bowl teams of 1972
and 73.
Jim Langer came out of South Dakota State in 1970, he was signed as a
free agent by Cleveland but released on the final cut and picked up on
waivers by the Dolphins. He was the backup center in 1971, and won the job
outright in 1972, keeping it until a knee injury sidelined his career in
1979. He played in a club-high 128 straight games during his career and also
had a team-record 109 consecutive starts (a mark broken by Richmond Webb in
1997). Langer was a six-time Pro Bowl selection, and holds the distinction
of having played every offensive down in Miami's perfect 1972 season. He was
elected to the Hall of Fame in 1987 in his first year of eligibility.
Nick Buoniconti played linebacker and was the driving force of Miami's
famed "No-Name Defense." During his seven years with the Dolphins, the
team advanced to three straight Super Bowls (1971-73) and won twice (1972,
1973). The first member of Miami's defense to be elected to the Hall of
Fame, Buoniconti joined the team in 1969 after playing seven seasons with
the Boston Patriots. During his tenure with the Dolphins, he was named the
team's Most Valuable Player three times (1969, 1970, 1973), named to the
AFL All-Star Game in 1969, and selected to two Pro Bowls (1973, 1974). He
was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 after being named for the first time
that year as a nominee from the pre-1976 era by the Hall's Senior Committee.
Paul Warfield spent his first six seasons in the NFL with the Browns before
being acquired by Miami in 1970. In his five seasons with the Dolphins, he had
156 receptions for 3,355 yards and 33 TDs -- good enough to place him 16th on
the team's all-time receiving list. A member of both the 1972 and 73 Super Bowl
teams, he was selected to play in the Pro Bowl all five years he was with the
Dolphins. Warfield, one of only two Dolphins (along with Mark Ingram) in the
team's history to score four touchdowns in one game, also played one season
with the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (1975) before
finishing his career with Cleveland (1976-77). He was elected to the Hall of
Fame in 1983 in his first year of eligibility.
Washington Redskins
Cornerback
Games played 294
Games started 257
Interceptions 57
Yards 621
Sacks 1.0
Touchdowns 10
After 20 season's an hour before his 259th game the 42 year
old defensive back made the rounds inside the stadium to the
cheers of the crowd.
Green and Jackie Slater are the only two players in NFL
History to play with one team for two decades. He is also
the oldest player ever to play cornerback in the NFL.
Green went to 7 pro-bowls (the last at age 37, hold the
Redskin regular-season record for games played (258. He had
54 interceptions, second only to Rod Woodson among active
players and had 10 touchdowns on Int's, punt or fumble
returns. He had at least one touchdown on an interception in
an NFL-record 19 consecutive seasons.
Green was also placed into the "RING OF FAME" a list of
Redskins greats that encircle the stadium on the forcade
of the upper deck.
NFL Great Johnny Unitas Dead At Age 69
Johnny Unitas Tribute
BALTIMORE, MD- Johnny Unitas, who quarterbacked the
Baltimore Colts to victory in what is considered the most
significant turning point in National Football League
history, died of a heart attack. He was 69. He was
as the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.
Unitas' all-time ranking in touchdown passes (290),
completions (2,830), attempts (5,186), yards (40,239),
3,000-yard seasons (3) and 300-yard games (26) upon
retirement in 1973.
He is one of 2 Hall of Famers with last names starting with
"U" -- Unitas and Gene Upshaw.
There were 3 Championships won the by the Colts during Unitas'
career. He was the only member of all three title-winning
teams (1958, '59 and '70).
For 4 Seasons in which Unitas led the NFL in passing yards --
1957, '59-60, and '63. Only Sonny Jurgensen and Dan Marino
had more with five.
Unitas' record as a starter in eight posteason starts was 6-2.
Unitas was drafted in round 9by the Steelers in 1955.
Pittsburgh cut him in favor of third-string quarterback Vic Eaton.
In 12 Consecutive games Unitas threw for at least two touchdown
passes, tying him with Marino, Don Meredith and Brett Favre
for the record.
17 Times Unitas passed for at least four touchdowns in a game.
Only Marino had more with 21.
The NFL record (47) for most consecutive games with at least one
touchdown pass, set by Unitas from 1956-60. Marino is a distant
second with 30 from 1985-87.
53 Games needed for Unitas to reach 100 career touchdown
passes. Only Marino (44 games) has reached the century mark
in fewer games.
80 Length, in yards, of Baltimore's 12-play, game-winning
drive in overtime of the 1958 NFL Championship game. Unitas
led the Colts to a 23-17 defeat of the Giants in what many
consider to be the greatest game ever played.
1957-60 The four consecutive seasons in which Unitas led the
NFL in touchdown passes. No other quarterback has more than
three in a row.
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