Friday, April 17, 1998
Cowboys running back reaching out to children
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith
could be confused with a rock star these days.
Smith has been part of a traveling roadshow called "Go
For It," sponsored by Healthsouth.
At the Heart O' Texas Coliseum in Waco on Wednesday morning,
Smith promoted good health, saying no to drugs and a positive
lifestyle before nearly 7,000 screaming elementary students from
across Central Texas.
"This is a serious message," said Smith after the
90-minute show complete with lazer lights and ear-splitting music
that made it appear to be a rock and roll concert.
Oakland Raiders cornerback Larry Brown, former Dallas and
New York linebacker Steve DeOssie, New England Patriots' Scooter
McGruder and Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Chandler appeared
along with Smith.
"I can reach more students in one arena like this than
going to 20 school districts over the course of a year,"
Smith said. "I don't consider this serious work. It's so
much fun. The big winners are really the kids. The message is
always the same: believe in yourself, do right, eat properly,
go to school and you have a great chance to be a success."
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