UPDATE: Well, Patty and I just finished watching the Emmitt Smith segment of WDYTYA? I’m a bit overwhelmed… The program was about as moving as anything I’ve ever watched, fiction and non-fiction alike. Even Megan Smolenyak had a part in the show, introducing Emmitt to his DNA and African roots. Amazing…
You don’t want to miss seeing tonight’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC. NFL-great Emmitt Smith will be featured, and I’m told that this show will be one of the most compelling of the series.
Check out the preview of the Emmitt Smith episode.
Emmitt Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher amassing 18,355 yards over 14 NFL seasons. He’s the only rushing back to win a Super Bowl, the NFL MVP Award, the NFL Rushing Crown, and the Super Bowl MVP Award all in a single season (1993). The former Florida Gator set dozens of school and NCAA records before moving on to the NFL, where he earned eight trips to the Pro Bowl and three Super Bowl Championship rings playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Smith retired in 2006, but it wasn’t long before he was back in the spotlight; he and partner Cheryl Burke won the Season 3 championship of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
The WDYTYA? programs are weekly on Fridays, 8/7 Central. That’s also 7 Mountain Time. I’ve noted that many folks in Utah missed last week’s episode thinking it would be at 8 pm.
I wonder if Emmitt Smith realizes how lucky he is! Finding one’s ancestors in unindexed probate records is like finding a needle in a haystack.