Emmitt Smith: My promise to Walter Payton
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2017
- Emmitt Smith recalls being comforted by his idol, Walter Payton after a bad injury in which Emmitt thought may end his career and Emmitt’s promise to Walter during the his final days.
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Walter Payton played on losing team for years with no blocking, Smith had one of the best lines in at time.
True words. When Walter started fading with age, the Bears went to shit. He carried that team. Even good players like Jim McMahon and Willie Gault wouldn’t be remembered if it wasn’t for the run threat of Walter.
Walter Payton will ALWAYS be the greatest running back of all time. Period.
Matthew Jay Evans always? Why? Even Tom Brady may be surpassed one day
@@brucelee6834 Because Walter worked harder than any other running back. He never gave up on plays. He literally played until the whistle blew...Emmit Smith was a good runner but he didnt play with the same tenacity and dedication as Walter.
@ Matthew Jay Evan's
I agree with you. 💯
Walter would have had 25,000 yrds from scrimmage easily if he played on those Cowboys teams. Don't forget that in his prime, from 1975-1983, the offense of the Bears was a pile of excrement. The entire defense knew Payton was getting the ball 95% of the time and he still kicked ass. The guy is the greatest all-around football player that ever lived. Period.
Of course!!! Hands down. The game of football has evolved and I’m a fan that’s grateful for it. It was a lot more brutal in the 80’s, and atheletes were paid a lot less. With those 2 facts alone you can’t even compare no rb of today to Walter Payton!!!! He even blue out the ones of his time!!!!
I am a Bears fan, so I am happy Smith broke his record, a class act.
If Payton was on those teams with that line he'd rush for 2000 every season
Rip Walter I wish he was still alive he was such a good dude
As a die hard Packers fan I had the chance to watch him for years. He played on average teams with average offenses. He gained 10,000 yds after first contact. The greatest I have seen. Period.
Two class acts - Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith. Lucky enough to grow up watching both & both made positive impacts on me that I still carry. Thank you both, gentlemen.
Payton, Smith , Sanders , bo, I feel lucky to have seen these guys back then myself they don't run like these guys anymore😞
Unfortunately WP is not w/ us, but Emmitt Smith still is & he deserves recognition too for breaking his "friend's" record. Someday someone may break Emmitt's too! (I doubt it'll happen soon). My point is, you can't hold on to a #1 record after someone else has already broke it.
Absolutely, same here 🏈 ❤ 👍
Neither one of us know either of these men. They present themselves like most people in the public viewpoint.
RIP Walter.We all miss you!
I still miss him after all these years.
Me too! :-(
He’s my favorite human being.
Emmitt Smith is the man, being a Bears fan I am so happy for him and now he has carried himself with class. Emmitt Smith is a legend.
This video makes me respect Emmitt Smith 100% more than I already did and I thought he was a legend!
Walter Payton was the first NFL player I watched on t.v. Being a little boy I got to see my future idol be the toughest guy I would ever know! It just so happened it was the 1985 Super Bowl. I lived in Chicago at the time for many years. I'm glad that day my Dad had the game on. SWEETNESS will always be my hero.
Class act!!! Salute to Emmitt Smith #BearsFan
I'm always touched to hear great men call out the greatness of others. These two men will forever be remembered as great football players and even finer men.
Walter was the epitome of a class act and nose to the grindstone player and person. Loved watching him play
Payton will always be the best all around back ever! Emmitt was awesome too
I believe Walter Payton was one of the greatest football players ever I believe him and Jim Brown are tops
What a great story about two great guys that succeeded. Nice to hear. Imagine if Payton played with suppport of team like Cowboys; he would have had 30,000 yards.
Hell yes the best of all time.
My favorite Cowboy, the reason I became a Cowboys fan
The greatest running back in NFL history. Walter Payton
jonah lomu would smoke these fools!!
The greatest running back in NFL history is talking on this video.
nope!!! Mr. Barry Sanders!!!!
Wrong!!! Greatest running back of All-Time Barry Sanders by a long shot. Only thing #1 about Emmitt Smith is his O-Line
Berry was a quitter. Top 3 are easily Smith, Brown and Payton and Jim and Emmitt think Walter is the best and I can't argue with them.
We miss you sweetness!No.34!
If there ever was such a position as an "ALL BACK" it would be Sweetness himself.
He could outright run.
He was elusive,quick, EXTREMELY agile and, always kept his feet moving hard to bring down.
He could go around you or go through you.
He could throw the ball or catch it.
He could block.
Special teams.
Even seen him tackle a defensive player who was returning an interception.
He could probably play defense if you needed him to.
True "football" player.
Jim Brown said the first time he saw him run he said "What kind of Animal is this"?!😂
Jim was a legend himself.
That's a huge compliment.
So for Emmett to be associated with such a well known and, prolific athlete as Walter speaks about the level of skill that Smith played on.
We heal each onto each other's experiences..love reflecting words..thx Mr Smith...walt possesses LOVE
Never been a Cowboys fan but seeing/hearing Emit give 13/16 of this interview to his & my idol Walter Payton, & how gracefully he spoke about Sweetness, makes me think a HELLOVA lot about Emit, & how much of a gentleman he is! (Bear Down)
No doubt! Hard not to respect Walter. Total legend.
@@davidfeltz8697 Indeed!
Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith are two of the greatest and classiest running backs in the history of the game. They were great runners, but we're complete backs. Both were two of the best blockers from the backfield. Emmitt was the most important part of the Cowboys' run in the 90s. Payton was incredible playing for offenses that wasn't always that good but he still dominated.
I am a tryed and true BEAR fan, this is a fantastic recall, from a great running back, one that was a dominate force in NFL, when I was young man, GOD BLESS, LIFE IS GREAT
The greatest moments between two great running backs
I still love Mr. Walter "Sweetness" Payton to this very day and I'm going on 48 years old! My dad and I would watch football together when I was a kid and that's how got very interested in the game just by watching him be such a versatile athlete and gentlemen on and off the field....rest in peace, Walter.
man i remember that Viking's game. Emmitt was tearing it up. He broke his hand on that 63 yard run then came back and took it to the house again. God he was great!
I really don't know anything about football, but I like this man, he is one humble man, this interview gave me a blessing!
Walter Payton . Never really saw his game .Sound like he was a great guy rest in Peace
John Conor do yourself a favor and watch the greatest. Not only the football player, but the man. The class act and the graciousness this man possessed are exactly what this world is missing. Miss ya Walter.
Ps-I was at his memorial at soldier field when he died
fightrrrrr .. I do watch the greatest which is the Patriot . Pats for life
John Conor watch his runs on UA-cam, you will walk away in complete awe, I was blessed to have watched him every Sunday throughout his astonishing career. There will never be another to run like him.
John Conor ....Sweetness was the GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO EVER LIVED. There may have been better RUNNERS...BUT THERE WAS NOT A GREATER FOOTBALL PLAYER.
If you think the Patriots are the greatest, watch Superbowl XX and you'll see that they weren't shit compared to Da Bears that year!!!!!!!!!!
We love you Emmitt. Go Cowboys
_two great guys! Bensinger is hands down _*_the best interviewer_*_ in the English-speaking world!_
A class act! Proof that life just is not always fair! Sweetness you are always missed!
Good job emmit
Walter the best player in the NFL he a quarterback receiver and running back
Fullback too
Troy Naval He could run with power or moves, he could block, tackle, pass, receive, return punts, return kickoffs, punt, place kick, kick off, and long snap. All at an acceptable level. He could do anything on the field. Greatest "football player" of all time.
Emmitt Smith is all class! Put that guy on my team anyday!
Walter is the greatest football player of all time! Emmit played 4 years past his prime to break the rushing record. This is from a die hard Packers fan. Walter was simply the best!
Respect. A Packers fan likes Payton. Cool!
To be fair, Emmitt reached Walter's record in the same number of years. But I do agree, Payton was the better running back, not by a country mile as Emmitt was great but he was. Walter was relatively healthy when he retired, he could have conceivably hung around another year or two and made it to 18000 or 19000 yards. But at the time there was no reason to. He had the record by a good margin and he had a Super Bowl ring too, the Bears were fading by 1987 and he knew the chances were slim he'd get another one. He figured he might as well retire while he was still healthy, no need at the time to hang around and pad his stats.
That's class act right there.
emitth a real g in this cowboys game
Beautiful job, Graham.
#34 Walter Payton is the Greatest football player who ever played the Game.
@JK 64 You're a bum
Nick Viola not even top 5. Brady, Rice, Brown, LT, Montana
@@brucelee6834 Someone is smoking meth. 😂😂
Nick Viola are we talking about football in general? Like all around
From my hometown of Columbia,Mississippi Mr. Walter Payton.
What a cool experience for Emmitt to have such a good relationship with his idol. So often we hear "never meet your idols" and in so many cases it's true, but it seems like Walter was just the man.
Leadership..arrives from others..thx 4 the LOVE...
2 of my top top 3 all-time favorite athletes have passed away i miss both of them
I Love Mike Ditka and Walter Payton FOREVER 🖤
Wow what a great story
BOTH were men of class. 👍
Walter and Emmitt! two of the classiest guys to EVER step on the gridiron!
Touche' (smile) R.I.P #34 W.P.
Happy Heavenly Birthday, Sweetness!
walter will always be number one all time..sweetness baby..then barry and emmitt
great story
Fabulous
Didn’t know he looked up to walter so much. Now it doesn’t hurt so bad. I almost cried watching walters head down on the sidelines as the bears season ended in Jan 88. I’ll never forget that.
Two of the biggest class acts ever to play in the NFL
Simply the Best Football Player in total that ever lived
THE 1975 OR 76 AUTO SHOW AT McCormick PLAce in Chicago before Walter Payton became so well known and beloved, he made an appearance at the auto show and there were only about 10 or 15 people there. he gave out autographed photos and what da ya know, i lost mine way back in the early 1980's
Emmitt Smith would've made a great Drill Sgt! He's such a leader.
Emmitt had the privilege of running behind the best O-Line in NFL history. Had a great FB Wideouts and TE not to mention a HOF QB in Aikman. Barry Sanders would’ve and should’ve broken Walter’s record. Barry went through the same struggles Walter did and still succeeded.
Some of you history revisionists make the tall tales of Barry Sanders sound like the fish catching stories that "got away" as the years get further behind us. It's such an insult to the good players Sanders actually played with. They weren't great teams but it's not like he was playing for the Cardinals either. Give me a freaking break!
Let's start with the bullshit notion that he had "nobody" at offensive line. That is such a misconception, Barry Sanders had a line, he never had a quarterback. Barry had 7 time pro bowl tackle Lomas Brown from 1989-1995, 3 time pro bowl center Kevin Glover from 1989-1997, 2 time pro bowl guard Jeff Hartings from 1996-1998, 4 time pro bowl tackle Bill Fralic in 1993. Also Lions lost two quality lineman to freak accidents, guard Mike Utley was paralyzed in 1991 and guard Eric Andolsek was killed by a truck in 1992, both were with Barry his first three years.
Other players he played alongside on offense: Multiple Pro Bowl WR Herman Moore who set reception records back then for 4 straight years and Brett Perriman as well as Johnny Morton were his receivers. He didn't have a great QB but guys like Mitchell, Peete and Kramer were more than capable of getting the ball out to have a somewhat balanced offense. Mitchell threw for over 4,000 yards in '95.
The defense had Pro Bowlers like Speilman, Porcher, Ellis, Ball, Blades, and Swilling. Special teams had all pro Mel Gray and kickers Murray and Hanson.
Detroit's main problem? Sanders played at a time when the NFC was probably the most dominant it ever was. Particularly, the NFC East division that claimed 5 SB trophies during Sanders' playing time, the Eagles were very good too, the Niners always had great teams, Green Bay was on top for awhile with Holmgren/Favre era and the Vikings were good under Dennis Green.
01.Rest in Peace to Walter Payton" 02.Sweetness Forever#34" 03.Never die easy but die hard" 04.All time great" 05.There won't be another"🐻🐻🐻🐻
As great as Walter was as a player, he was a better person, and that will always be his legacy
fuking love emmitt.
Although the majority of fan's refuse to give Emmitt his propers, Sweetness gave him his props which non of our opinions can change that. Literally the two greatest to do it based on yards. Y'all can debate all y'all want. Won't change the record books. 💪 #DC4L
HiFi5280 🙏
Mr Payton gave you a blessings..emmitt you passed it on to me.nicholascollora UA-cam God bless you Mr Smith literally
Walter Payton to ME not only was the best running back but the best football player period. Why? Besides playing on losing Bears teams in the late 70's and early 80's (before 84/85 Payton could pass he could block he could receive and of course he could run. Only Barry Sanders and Jim Brown can compare. Barry played on shitty Lions teams and Jim only played 12 games a season and ran all those yards.
Blood Legion Barry was a joke all he could do was juke. He definitely wasn't an all around back and ran off field on 3rd downs
Thomas Davis I wouldn't voice your opinion if you don't know much about football then.
Best all around football player I've ever seen on the offensive side of the ball. Just a proper football player, period.
Smith is closer to Walter than Barry ever was.
Blood Legion Walter Payton could also kick and punt he did some in college at Jackson State the Tigers roar! He's if not the greatest football player ever one of the greatest I say him and Jim Brown
The promise story starts at 3:00.
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Mr. Smith we love you + Mr Payton..you all gave USA motivation...each has tallents..procriciatete. 😁
This is what life is about teaching the next generation the importance of what you’ve learned in life so they can try to be better
Emmitt Smith was coney when he was a player. And he only got to be a "class act" when he realized he had a chance at chasing the record. But Walter Payton was always kind, considerate of others, and a class act through and through. Having grown up watching both players throughout their entire careers, there is no comparison between WP and ES. Jim Brown said that same things.
Dang
How lucky was I to have been born in the early seventies. I got to see it all... Music and sports seem to have fallen off a cliff!
Emmett Smith 🤝 Walter Payton 🏈
I hated the Dallas Cowboys back then. Oh wait, I still hate them, but I respect the players Smith, Aikman & Irvin. I feel no reason to take my disdain for the Cowpokes out on the players who competed and busted their asses to win.
Emmit may have the record, and he seems super classy, but he played on one of the best dynasty teams of all time, with one of the best offensive lines the game has ever seen. Not denying his talent, but even Walter said his own record didn’t matter as much as Jim Brown’s because it took him more games to beat it.
Now Barry Sanders, on the other hand…if he had played just one more season instead of retiring at 30, he would’ve smashed Walter’s record and, in my opinion, that would’ve been more deserved.
Also, I don’t think the best part about Walter’s legacy are his rushing yards anyways. It’s the fact the NFL’s “best person of the year” award is named after him. That’s way more important, and I bet Walter would have been much happier with that honor than any statistical record.
My dad says Walter Payton was the toughest running back ever
He's not lying to you. I saw his whole career. I grew up on the southside of Chicago.
Emmitt is the GOAT
After Walter
After walter
My homeboy. ES
lol 🏈
How about them COWBOYS!
KING real
#NaacpMesquite he deserves an image award. -OO
EMMITT YOU ARE A TRUE LEGEN #22🏉🏉💪
A lot of haters out there. Saying Smith isn't a Hall of Famer? That anyone could have run in that line? Ever seen the Cowboys' record without him?
Remittances.
Watch the highlights. You will not find a better example of power speed and agility than you will see from Walter Peyton. Bo Jackson had potential to best him but his chance fell short.
Since we're talking about Walter, his name is spelled PAyton and PEyton is Manning!!!!!!
Dallas Cowboys could have taken Walter Payton, but they took Ed Jones. Now that makes for a great discussion.
This is literally how Adrian Peterson looks now😂
NO OTHER LIKE YOU EMMITT #22 🏉🏉💪COWBOYS FORE EVER
The sweetness was a great player ...but to die of liver cancer at such a young age ...he probably took every shit out there ..why ...another brother pays the price .....
Emmitt Smith had 10 carries for 160 yds against the Vikings on the day after Payton passed before injuring his hand. He was definitely about to shatter the record for most rushing yards in a game. Love Walter Payton, but Emmitt was the most consistent back ever. Emmitt Smith is GOAT.
Abdul-Haiy Muhammad emmit is not the goat, he had the best o-line ever and a great defense, he's the 3rd best back for sure th
Emmit NEVER passed for touchdowns like Walter though.
David Molina Emmitt does have 1 passing touchdown and Payton doesn't doesn't have as many rushing titles, touchdowns, rings, or leader in scoring, playoff yards and tds, etc as Emmitt does.
LeGoat James Emmitt is the GOAT. The most productive and consistent back in NFL history.
Abdul-Haiy Muhammad really sucks everyone wants to discredit Emmitt because of the o line... that's a BS arguement
Emmit Smith is the greatest RB of all time. Numbers do not lie. My favorite RB of all time is Tony Dorsett, my second is Jim Taylor. They are all HOF players. It is a personal choice. I respect them all.
Then again I ain’t no judge .....
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Fifteen
Emmitt knows the Walker trade made him great. I love Emmitt. But Walter was better.
Smith only broke Walter's record because he hung on too long when he was well past his prime. I don't care how much he praises Payton, he's no where near being in Sweetness' or Barry's class.
He couldn't hold Sweetness jockstrap on his best day! Had to go to the Cardinals to break Payton's rushing record! BS!
Who cares ..when your gone your gone ...
5:01 he meaned a lot to you?? It’s your job to speak English correctly man!
jonah lomu would smoke these fools!!
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Oj was much, much better..juice could not only run, but was proficieny at blocking, passing, hiking, kicking, recording team, kicking team, and killing people team...all around skillet. I mean he literally murdered the game ( and everyone else).
Yeah, that guy will never measure up to the man Walter Payton was. My high school defensive line coach played with O.J. Simpson in the NFL, he told us all about the "Juice" in an FCA meeting. O.J. was a horrible person. Walter Payton was not only great on the field but a great man off the field as well.