Saturday marked a day for 2 former football stars, that had been coming for many years. Two of the greatest football players in NFL history entered the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice were players who not only performed at an elite level, but they both did it for a very long time.

Emmitt Smith tried extremely hard to hold bad tears as he talked about what a dream come true his career in the NFL had been. “Most people only dream,” Smith stated. “I not only had my childhood dream, I did everything I could to fulfill it.”

He certainly did. Smith finished his career as the leagues all time leading rusher. He ran for more yards than any player before him. The 3-time Super Bowl Champion rushed for 18,355 yards, with 164 touchdowns.

Jerry Rice, who played in the brutal league for 20 seasons enters the Hall of Fame as perhaps the best wide receiver to ever put on the pads. “This is finally it,” Rice said. “There are no more routes to run, no more touchdowns to score, no more records to set. That young boy from Mississippi has finally stopped running.”

Stopped running he did, but not in the mind of 49ers fans who have looked up to him for so long. Rice finished his career with 1,549 catches, which is more than 400 ahead of anyone else. He also gained 22,895 yards, which is more than 7,600 ahead of anyone else. He holds records that may never be broken.

Rice and Smith were joined by 5 other players that entered the Hall of Fame. They were: John Randle, Dick LeBeau, Rickey Jackson, Russ Grimm and Floyd Little.