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History awaits Smith, memorabilia collectors

Updated: October 24, 2002, 10:17 PM ET
By Darren Rovell | ESPN.com

When Emmitt Smith breaks Walter Payton's career rushing record, it will trigger the largest memorabilia and collectibles sale of an active athlete in sports history.

Through an extensive deal with the NFL, NFL Players Association, the Dallas Cowboys and Smith's marketing representatives, as many as 400,000 pieces of merchandise relating to his "Run with History" will be produced. Some of it will be available the moment Smith breaks Payton's record on the field.

"When he breaks the ...

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