Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton, left, held the NFL rushing record until Emmitt Smith broke it in 2002. Houston Oilers RB Earl Campbell, right, ranks 37th all time. Bill Smith/Getty Images.

sports Cowboys. An oral history: Inside the week Emmitt Smith broke the NFL’s all-time rushing record 22 years later, hear from those who lived through one of the NFL’s most historic moments.

Even Emmitt Smith only ever had 1,713 yards in one year, albeit before they started playing 17 games. With last season’s surge, Henry now has 11,423 total yards after nine years. After his ninth ...

JUDY BATTISTA: The DiMaggio hit streak of NFL records -- read: the one I can't imagine ever being broken -- is the career rushing mark, held by Emmitt Smith with 18,355 yards.

But Smith's record-setting day wasn't enough to help the Cowboys beat the Seattle Seahawks. Rian Lindell's 20-yard field goal with 25 seconds left capped a 13-play, 72-yard drive and lifted the ...

Back in 2002, John Randle knew the best way for his Seattle Seahawks to avoid giving up the all-time rushing record to Emmitt Smith was if the Dallas Cowboys running back and future Hall of Famer ...

Emmitt Smith: NFL record-holder for career yards, carries, TDs rushing reaches ultimate goal. Associated Press. Published August 2, 2010 2:48pm EDT | Updated November 20, 2014 6:21pm EST.

Emmitt Smith has, by cold and hard facts, an nearly airtight argument as the greatest running back of all time. First in rushing yards. First in rushing touchdowns. First in attempts. He wasn't ...

FRISCO, Texas -- Emmitt Smith swears he wasn't going through a midlife crisis last month. "I've been wanting to get a tattoo for many years," the 53-year-old said. "It's just been weird in my head ...

Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton, left, held the NFL rushing record until Emmitt Smith broke it in 2002. Houston Oilers RB Earl Campbell, right, ranks 37th all time. Bill Smith/Getty Images.