FRISCO, Texas — Emmitt Smith is the NFL's all-time leading rusher. He helped the Cowboys win three Super Bowls in the 1990s as part of the famed "Triplets" alongside quarterback Troy Aikman and receiver Michael Irvin.
All three were on hand for the opening of the Ring of Honor Walk outside the Ford Center at The Star. Smith made sure his 7-year-old son, Elijah, took part in the ceremony when he unveiled the '22' monument.
"It'll probably be a moment that he'll never forget," the former Gator star said of having his son accompany him. "Something he'll be able to talk about, show-and-tell at school would be great, but he's trying to soak it all in.