re: Emmitt Smith....

Here is an excerpt from the book about the Cowboys 90's teams. Even his teammates said the dude was an utter douchebag. "From Boys Will Be Boys":

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Teammates were torn. Some loved Smith for his toughness. Others resented him for his selfishness and arrogance. He often refused to sign autographs. He would walk past fellow Cowboys without saying a word. When teammates opened their Christmas gift from Smith, they were less-than-shocked to uncover a copy of his own autobiography. Aikman gave golf clubs, Irvin gave bubbly, Smith gave "The Emmitt Zone"? Emmitt would score a touchdown from the two-yard-line, keep the football and sell it at his souvenir shop back home in Pensacola, says Dale Hansen, the Cowboys radio announcer. I thought that was both odd and selfish. Cornerback Clayton Holmes never forgot an incident that took place during the after-party following Super Bowl XXVII, when he approached Smith about signing an autograph for his mother, Claudia. Man, I ain't signing shite! Smith barked. If I sign that, I have to to sign for everybody else in here. Holmes mother was standing nearby, mortified and embarrassed. Emmitt has those moments, says Holmes. And you just think, ˜Why be like that? Why?

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