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Profiles the star running back who helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowls in 1993, 1994, and 1996. ... Read more

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The biography of Emmitt Smith who has played for the Dallas Cowboys and won the NFL rushing title four times during his career. ... Read more

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A great touchdown!
The book I am reviewing is On the Field with... Emmitt Smith written by Matt Christopher. I give this book five stars. This book is about a person who loves to play football. A problem in this story is Emmitt Smith breaks his hamstring. Emmitt Smith played running back for the Dallas Cowboys. I'd recommend this book to a friend. Other books written by Matt Christopher are On the Field... with Terrell Davis and On the Court with...Shaquille O'Neal. This book is awesome!

Emerson, NJ Fifth Grade

Emmitt Smith a great running back
If you like football and Emit Smith than On The Field With Emmit Smith is a great book for you. It also tells Emmit's life story. It tells where he went to collage and about when he became pro. I like the book because I want to be like Emit. I think it is a good book for people who like sports.

This book is really really good
This book is really really good. Its dot life facts about him there all real, the records he set. All about his life and how hard he tried to make it to the N.F.L. and made it. I think its a really good book read it sometime.

The Great Runningback
I choose this book because I like the Dallas Cowboys. The book listed facts about Emmitt's career, and a little about his life.I think this book is similar to the book The Amazing Bo Jackson.

It tells you a lot about him and high school football.
Emmitt Smith loved football from the time he was a baby. He would play and sometimes be too big to be able to play. In high school, he was a star running back but he had a time where he fumbled a lot. After he went intothe NFL draft, the Cowboys, unlike many other teams, thought even thoughEmmitt didn't have very much speed, he could still be a really good runningback. So the Cowboys were able to pick him as the 21st player picked. Hebecame a star and led the Cowboys to three Superbowl victories and won fourrushing titles for himself. It is a good book because it tells you abouthim at every time of his life. ... Read more

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Celebrate the amazing career of the Dallas Cowboys’ star player, Emmit Smith!This commemorative book is loaded with fact-filled text and a stunning collection of full-color photographs spanning Smith’s Hall of Fame career.Turn the pages to:

- Relive the record-breaking performance that made Smith the NFL’s all-time leading rusher

- Witness Smith’s physical and mental strength as he struggled to overcome injuries

- Discover Smith’s emergence as the great spiritual leader of his legendary Cowboys team

- And much more!

Through the best and the worst, Smith has pushed on, earning a singular respect league-wide.This stupendous book celebrates that respect and Smith’s unprecedented achievements.It’s a valuable addition for the sports fan in your life! ... Read more

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I really enjoyed reading this book, because it goes from Green being so sad because her mom, dad, and sister died, and then she is happy. Well the story is about Green and her family live in a house near a big city. One day when her mom, dad , and sister go to the city to sell vegetables while Green stays home and works on the garden. When it is lunch time, she goes to the hill that overlooks the city to eat her sandwich. She notices that there are flames and smoke coming from the city. She hopes that her family is still alive because when her family left to go to the city she would not say goodbye or give her mom a hug. She just ignored her. After the incident in the city, Green waits for days for her family to come home. Green knows after a while that her family is not coming home and she decides not to be the quiet shy girl anymore. She now wants to be a girl who is a rebel and one that everyone is afraid of. She..........wait I can't tell you, you will just have to read this book, and you will really enjoy this book too if you like a book with a sad beginning and a happy ending!
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A brief biography of the Dallas Cowboys running back who has earned such titles as Rookie of the Year and Superbowl Most Valuable Player in his first five years in professional football. ... Read more

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A brief biography of the star running back who helped the Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowls in 1993, 1994, and 1996. ... Read more

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A biography of football running back Emmitt Smith, from his childhood to his early success at the University of Florida to his stardom as 1994 Super Bowl MVP for the Dallas Cowboys. ... Read more

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Chapters: Eddie George, Emmitt Smith, Adrian L. Peterson, Reggie Bush, Shaun Alexander, Ladainian Tomlinson, Barry Sanders, Chris Johnson, Paul Hornung, Brandon Jacobs, Thurman Thomas, Ron Dayne, Jamal Lewis, Archie Griffin, Warrick Dunn, Brian Mitchell, Tony Dorsett. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985 in Palestine, Texas), nicknamed "A.D." (for "All Day") and "Purple Jesus", is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. While at Oklahoma, Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman. As a First-team All-American, he also set a freshman record by finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished as the school's third all-time leading rusher. Following his stellar first pro season in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Peterson was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. Peterson was interested in football as a child; he began playing at the age of seven and played in the popular Pop Warner Football program. He continued his interest in athletics into high school, where he competed in track and field, posting a wind-assisted time of 10.33 seconds in the 100 meters, basketball, and football at Palestine High School. Peterson was most notable in football, which he played during his junior and senior years....More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19156186 ... Read more

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Title: NFL superstar Emmitt Smith as keynote: in addition to his many football feats, he devotes much of his time to youth development.
Author: Rachel Roberts
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
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Volume: 40Issue: 9Page: 48(1)

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Title: General session scores big with keynote: retired NFL superstar Emmitt Smith wows crowd with opening address.(national football league)
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Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Emmit Smith
When Emmit Smith was a baby, he wached football because his dad wached it all the time and got him into it. That is why he is so good at running back. First when he got drafted to the cowboys no one knew how good he was. Emmitt talked to the coach and asked if he could play more than he already was. He led the cowboys to 5 super bowls in a row, that shows how good he was. I think kids that are starting football should read this book. That is how you can become a very good football player.

Emmit Smith
When Emmit Smith was a baby, he wached football because his dad wached it all the time and got him into it. That is why he is so good at running back. First when he got drafted to the cowboys no one knew how good he was. Emmitt talked to the coach and asked if he could play more than he already was. He led the cowboys to 5 super bowls in a row, that shows how good he was. I think kids that are starting football should read this book. That is how you can become a very good football player. ... Read more

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Describes the life of the man who went from a childhood in a Florida government housing project to become a star for the Dallas Cowboys. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2127 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Sporting News Publishing Co. on February 18, 2005. The length of the article is 1117 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Blue collar, blue Star.(Emmitt Says Goodbye)(Emmitt Smith)
Author: Paul Attner
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 18, 2005
Publisher: Sporting News Publishing Co.
Volume: 229Issue: 7Page: 10(2)

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Title: So long, Emmitt: we look back at the amazing career of the NFL's all-time rushing king.
Author: Larry Mayer
Publication: Football Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2005
Publisher: Century Publishing
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From glitzy uniforms to five Super Bowl trophies, the Dallas Cowboys evoke more passion than any other team in professional football. Since America s Team joined the National Football League, no other team has won more division titles, advanced to the playoffs more frequently, or played in more Super Bowls. With remarkable photos, rousing text, and memorable quotations, 'Dallas Cowboys Yesterday & Today' captures the colorful history of this storied NFL franchise.

Kicked off with a foreword by former Cowboys cornerback Mel Renfro, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this book is the definitive Cowboys chronicle. From Mr. Cowboy to Captain Comeback, from Dandy Don to Hollywood Henderson, from Hail Mary to How bout them Cowboys! the Dallas Cowboys have never lacked for colorful characters and memorable moments, as documented in 'Dallas Cowboys Yesterday & Today'. Read and learn about:

The team s history, from humble beginnings to a swift ascent under legendary coach Tom Landry; its establishment as a perennial NFL power; and its return to glory under team owner Jerry Jones.
Cowboys greats, including Bob Lilly, Tony Dorsett, Randy White, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin; and modern-day stars, including Tony Romo, Marion Barber, and DeMarcus Ware.
Texas Stadium in Irving, longtime home of the Cowboys; the new Cowboys Stadium, a billion-dollar monument to the team; and the world-famous Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.
Dallas Cowboys statistics and records.

Carefully researched and filled with historical and modern pictures, the 144-page book 'Dallas Cowboys Yesterday & Today' is for Cowboys fans and everyone else who appreciates football loves football. The book is part of West Side Publishing s popular Yesterday & Today sports series. ... Read more

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Memorabilia Galore!
There's quite a few books being released that celebrate the Dallas Cowboys 50th Anniversary (even though it was actually last season!), but there's only one like this. This book, by Jeff Miller and published by Publications International, may be my favorite. Simply because of the use of memorabilia sprinkled throughout the pages. There are fifteen full-page layouts that display some of Bob Bragalone's extensive collection of Cowboys memorabilia. There are some rare pieces shown, but little information about them is given. The book doesn't fall short in this area, that's not the purpose of it. Detailed information on Cowboys memorabilia is what my book is all about. There are a few items that I've never seen before, and would love to cover when I release my next edition.

From cover to cover, this book is loaded with great photography as the author takes you from the franchises humble beginnings, to present. I highly recommend!

Memorabilia adds interesting touch
Review: "Dallas Cowboys: Yesterday & Today", by Jeff Miller

Miller, Jeff.Dallas Cowboys: Yesterday & Today.Lincolnwood, IL: West Side Publishing.2010 160p, illus. 24.95 (list) ISBN 978-1-60553-902-7

(These remarks are based on a review copy received July 26, 2010)

The first thing I noticed when I opened the book to a random page was a nice two-page spread about Dallas Cowboy collectibles.In fact, there are fifteen such "Collectibles" photo-spreads scattered throughout the book.Pictures of pennants, football cards and other memorabilia are also scattered throughout the text, adding a nice touch to the standard fare of commentary and photographs.

Miller does a good job of covering a lot of ground in very little space: the book is only 160 pages long.Subtracting thirty pages for the collectibles, five pages for the table of contents and front-matter, and seven pages for the index and end-matter, leaves only 118 pages to cover the fifty-year history of the team in words and pictures.

I note that the book was not written specifically to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cowboys (in fact I don't recall a single mention of the team's 50th anniversary in 2010).Instead, this title is just one in the 'Yesterday & Today' series (others have been published about the Chicago Bears, New York Mets, etc.).Miller organizes the book into six chapters:

The NFL comes to Dallas (1960-65)
The Cowboys Become Champions (1966-74)
The Cowboys Become America's Team (1975-81)
The End of an Era (1982-88)
A New Dynasty (1989-97)
The Cowboys of Today (1998- )

The book makes for an easy read because within each chapter, the articles are usually only a page or two long.In fact the longest articles (for Super Bowls VI, XXVII and XXX) comprise only four pages each.If you find yourself squinting at the chapter or article headlines, its not your glasses or contacts: the type font is a dark blue with silver-gray trim that makes the letters appear kinda fuzzy (or maybe I'm just getting old).Although the book issued as a hardback, I would've preferred a cloth binding instead of the paper that was used (probably in a cost-saving move).

Also, while the book was well researched, some errors crept in, beginning right on the dust-jacket.Miller (or whoever wrote the jacket notes) says the 1960 Cowboys were "unable to bring in new pro players straight from college".That would come as news to Don Meredith (rookie from SMU), Don Perkins (rookie from New Mexico) and the other rookies who made the squad in 1960 as free agents out of college.

The Cowboys also had four players in the College All-Star Game in Chicago in 1960, so clearly the Cowboys DID sign some players directly out of college.Miller makes a similar error on page 15 when he says only two rookies made the 1960 roster (Meredith & Perkins).In fact, six true rookies made the 1960 Cowboys roster playing all or parts of that initial season.

Meredith didn't "sit" his rookie season (page 28), if by that Miller means Meredith never played in 1960.Meredith played in six games, going 29-68 for 281 yards, 2 TDs and 5 INTs.He even started one game, going 9-28, 75 yds, 3 INTs against the Rams.

On p54 Miller writes that all of the "Dirty Dozen" eventually were starters for the Cowboys or other teams, but that isn't true.WR Percy Howard and C Kyle Davis never started for any team in their admittedly short NFL careers.On p56 the author writes that "America's Team" was the name of the '77 team hi-light video, but it was actually the name of the '78 hi-light video.

On p74 he writes that Clint Longley came off the bench to toss three TDs in the famous 1974 Thanksgiving Day win over the Redskins.That sounds good, but Longley actually tossed only two TDs, sandwiched around a one-yard TD plunge by FB Walt Garrison.And on p89 a caption identifies an LP as the Cowboys '86 Christmas Album but it is actually the '85 LP.

On the flip side, I didn't know that the AFL Chiefs hosted a Thanksgiving Day Game from 1967-69, so I learned something (which is always nice).And as a book-lover, I liked the sidebars featuring books by Lance Rentzel ("When All the Laughter Died in Sorrow") and Pete Gent ("North Dallas Forty").

The book ends rather abruptly with an article about Cowboys Stadium; there is no transition to the future of the Cowboys, so that left me scratching my head a bit.

Miller is a former reporter for the Dallas Morning News.His other books include 'Going Long' (a history of the AFL) and 'Game Changers' (about the greatest plays in Buffalo Bills history).All in all, this book is well-written and accomplishes its mission of covering the Cowboys of yesterday and today.I recommend it for your bookshelf, but save room for some of the twenty other Cowboys titles due out in 2010!

© Copyright Fred Goodwin, July 30, 2010
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