Editing Emmitt Smith (section)

==Life after football==
In 2002, Smith and his wife founded the Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/SmithCharities/about/|title=Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission to "seek a reality where children have the resources necessary to realize their full potential."

In September 2005, Smith went on to become as a studio analyst on the [[NFL Network]] show, ''[[NFL Total Access]]''.

On September 19, 2005, at halftime of the Cowboys-Redskins game (broadcast on ''[[Monday Night Football]]''), Smith was inducted into the [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]] with his long-time teammates Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin.

On July 23, 2006, Smith was a judge at the [[Miss Universe 2006]] pageant.

In the fall of 2006, Smith won the [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 3)|third season]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' with professional dancer [[Cheryl Burke]]. Smith was praised for "making dancing look manly" and for his "natural charm," and Burke was given credit for coaching Smith while still allowing him to improvise some moves.

On March 12, 2007, Smith joined [[ESPN]] as a studio analyst for their [[Sunday NFL Countdown|NFL pre-game coverage]] alongside [[Chris Berman]], [[Mike Ditka]], [[Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)|Tom Jackson]], and [[Chris Mortensen]]. However, he was removed from this coverage for the [[2008 NFL season|2008 season]]. Instead, he appeared Sunday mornings during the NFL season on ''[[SportsCenter]]''. He also appeared with [[Steve Young]] and [[Stuart Scott]] at the Monday Night Football site each week on [[Monday Night Countdown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2795627 |title=Ex-Cowboys great Smith joins ESPN as NFL analyst |publisher=ESPN |date=March 12, 2007 |access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref> His contract was not renewed for the [[2009 NFL season|2009 season]].

Smith was criticized by some in the media and sports blogs as being inarticulate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/bengals/2007/10/23/ddn102407arch.html |title=Bengals have issues; Chad's not one of 'em |work=Dayton Daily News website|date=October 23, 2007 |access-date=November 28, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' created a video called "Emmitt Smith: Wordsmith" mocking his numerous [[malapropism]]s. ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'''s [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]] called Smith's comments regarding [[Michael Vick]]'s involvement in the [[Bad Newz Kennels]] "idiotic and inappropriate."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/22/vick/2.html |title=Monday Morning QB|work=sportsillustrated.cnn.com|date=July 23, 2007 |access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref>

Smith was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2010, in his first year of eligibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Barry |date=August 8, 2010 |title=Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice give Hall of Fame class star power |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/nfl/2010/08/08/emmitt-smith-jerry-rice-give-hall-fame-class-star-power/15935510007/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=The Florida Times-Union |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February 7, 2010, Smith flipped the coin at the start of [[Super Bowl XLIV]] between the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLIV Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints in Miami |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/451f7a8f22ae2643bd15813e7502d27f/Super-Bowl-XLIV-Indianapolis-Colts-vs-New-Orleans-Saints-in-Miami/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2010, Smith returned to his high school alma mater, [[Escambia High School]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]], for a taping of [[ESPN]]'s show [[Homecoming with Rick Reilly]]. In October 2010, he was inducted into the Escambia High School Sports Hall of Fame during halftime of an EHS football game, along with former [[Seattle Mariners]] third baseman [[Jim Presley]] and several other EHS alumni.

In 2005, Smith made his first move toward becoming a real estate developer: He teamed with another Cowboy legend, [[Roger Staubach]], the founder and CEO of Staubach Co., to form Smith/Cypress Partners LP, a real estate development enterprise specializing in transforming underutilized parcels in densely populated areas into commercially viable properties anchored by national retail giants.<ref name="cjhughesnyt">[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/realestate/commercial/21sports.html?ref=sports Hughes, C. J. "After Sports Careers, Vying in the Real Estate Arena," "The New York Times", Wednesday, July 21, 2010]. Nytimes.com (July 20, 2010). Retrieved on October 30, 2011.</ref>

In his first deal, Smith helped the firm sign [[Mervyn's]], a California-based department store chain, to anchor a $45 million, {{convert|230000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} project in Phoenix.

With access to $50 million in capital, Smith has several other projects in the works. He has a letter of intent to develop a {{convert|65|acre|m2|adj=on}} site in a densely populated yet underserved area near northwest Fort Worth (it was formerly a college operated by a Masonic lodge), and he is currently negotiating for rights to another potential project in southeastern Fort Worth.{{When|date=June 2016}}

On one of the sites, Smith plans to build a complex with as much as {{convert|600000|sqft|m2}} of retail space, more than double the size of the Phoenix property. "There's a huge need for top-quality retail in these areas, and I understand how the deals are cut," Smith said before lunch. "I'm not an engineer. I'm not a contractor. And I'm still learning the jargon. But I understand deals, and the only way to grow is to be in the middle of the deals."{{When|date=June 2016}}{{citation needed|reason=This is written in present tense, but how old is it? And it obviously quotes something like an interview ("Smith said before lunch"). Give the source.|date=June 2016}}

Smith/Cypress is a joint venture (Smith owns 51 percent) with Cypress Equities, the retail development arm of Roger Staubach's real estate services company. Early in his own playing career, Smith approached the former Cowboy quarterback with an interest in learning more about real estate. Skeptical at first, Staubach told Smith to spend some time at his company's offices during the spring and summer if he was sincere. Smith did just that, spending the off-season at Staubach Co.'s headquarters in Dallas. Staubach founded the company in the late 1970s to locate and negotiate office and retail space for clients. In 2006, the privately held firm had transactions totaling $26 billion and {{convert|835|e6sqft|m2}} of space.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399156/index.htm | work=CNN | title=Emmitt Smith: Cowboy, dancer, real estate tycoon | date=January 22, 2007 | access-date=May 2, 2010 | first=Roy S. | last=Johnson}}</ref>

In 2014, Smith's company began a nationwide expansion, including into New York City.<ref>{{cite news|last=Levitt|first=David M.|title=Emmitt Smith to tackle N.Y. real estate market|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/10/5962728/emmitt-smith-to-tackle-ny-real.html|newspaper=Star Telegram|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

Smith also co-founded ESmith Legacy, a [[Baltimore]]-based company that specializes in [[commercial property|commercial]] [[real estate development]] and [[investment management]].<ref name="cjhughesnyt" /> He serves as its [[Chairman]] of the [[Board of directors|Board]] and [[chief executive officer]] (CEO).<ref name="esmithlegacy">{{cite web| title= Leadership|url= http://www.esmithlegacy.com/ |website=ESmith Legacy |access-date=June 26, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160401230812/http://www.esmithlegacy.com/ |archive-date=April 1, 2016 |quote=Emmitt J. Smith, Chairman & CEO}}</ref>

In 2007, he was a guest on ''[[Monday Night Football (How I Met Your Mother)|How I Met Your Mother]]'', where he joked about the Super Bowl on this question asked by [[Barney Stinson]] "What is more important than the Super Bowl? – Dance, my friend, dance".

Smith participated in the 2011 [[National Heads-Up Poker Championship]], defeating [[David Williams (card player)|David Williams]] in the first round and losing in the second round to [[Andrew Robl]].

He returned to ''Dancing with the Stars'' in its [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 15)|fifteenth season]] as one of the "All-Stars" contestants.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/07/27/dancing-with-the-stars-and-the-all-stars-are/|title=Dancing with the Stars reveals all-star cast|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 27, 2012}}</ref> Smith once again had [[Cheryl Burke]] as his professional dance partner.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/13/dancing-with-the-stars-all-stars-pairs/|title='Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars' pairs announced!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> They were voted off during the ninth week of the competition.

In 2016, Smith took the position of co-owner alongside founder and president Ben Davis of [[The Gents Place]], an ultra-premium men's grooming and lifestyle club founded in Frisco, Texas.<ref>{{cite book | last =Sandlin | first =Eileen Figure | title =Startup – Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa | publisher =Entrepreneur Press | year =2010 | page =9 | isbn =978-1599183466 }}<!-- copied from ref in "The Gents Place" --></ref> The company has grown to include lifestyle clubs in Dallas and Southlake, as well as Leawood, Kansas.<ref>{{cite press release|last1=Tabacnic| first1=Rachel|title=Ultra-premium Men's Grooming & Lifestyle Club, The Gents Place, Launches National Franchise Program|url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ultra-premium-mens-grooming--lifestyle-club-the-gents-place-launches-national-franchise-program-300283113.html?tc=eml_cleartime| website=PR Newswire|access-date=June 13, 2016}}</ref>

In 2019, Smith appeared on an episode of ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' to support a contestant who idolizes him.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1096538896593121280|title=Pro Football Hall of Famer @emmittsmith22 joins us on Wednesday's all new #DealOrNoDeal. 🏈💼 Don't miss it- 9p ET/PT on CNBC!|author=Deal or No Deal|user=DealorNoDealCNBC|date=February 15, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, Smith teamed up with [[NASCAR]] driver [[Jesse Iwuji]] to form a [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] team called Jesse Iwuji Motorsports that will compete full-time in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/08/21/jesse-iwuji-partners-with-nfl-hall-of-famer-emmitt-smith-to-form-full-time-xfinity-series-team-for-2022/|title=Jesse Iwuji partners with NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith to form full-time Xfinity Series team for 2022|last=Wilhelm|first=Chase|website=Official Site of NASCAR|date=August 21, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2022}}</ref>