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The Rich Eisen Podcast

REP: "The Triplets" Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin

The Rich Eisen Podcast

NFL and Rich Eisen

Sports, News, Tv & Film

4.5672 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2012

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Guests include former Dallas Cowboy greats Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. To their recollection, the famed Triplets of the dynastic 1990s Dallas Cowboys have sat for an interview together only a handful of times, the last time coming just before Emmitt Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.That means the podcast chat you're about to hear represents the first time Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin were interviewed at the same time with the entire group enjoying Hall of Fame status.Call it a Triplet Bump for The Rich Eisen Podcast.Your humble narrator sat down with Smith, Aikman and Irvin late last week, about an hour before Smith held his 3rd annual charity dinner in a suburb outside of Dallas. This year's dinner, however, also served as a defacto reunion, honoring the 1992 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys. Yes, it has been 20 years since the Triplets won their first of 3 Super Bowls and a host of luminaries from that team -- including Charles Haley, Jay Novacek, Tony Casillas, Jerry Jones and more -- convened to celebrate and, of course, to help Emmitt and his wife Pat raise money for local charities. (Cellphone photos I took from the evening can be found to the right.)Emmitt, Troy and Michael reminisced about the days when they first met to the drama-filled seasons that, despite the much documented turmoil, still yielded three championship seasons. Of course, all three men thought that those Cowboys teams could have won more than just the three titles. Stay tuned to hear why. Aikman, in particular, had a very interesting take on the Jerry/Jimmy Johnson rift and how it leaves him disappointed to this very day.Before we all hit the banquet room, I made sure the Triplets hit on the current state of the Dallas Cowboys, who, unbelievably, have still won only two playoff games since Emmitt, Aikman and Irvin won their 3rd and final Super Bowl.Enjoy this rare opportunity to hear three Hall of Fame athletes, raconteurs and friends swap stories and memories together, all for your podcast listening pleasure. The TV version airs Thursday on NFL Network.

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0:00.0

You're rocking the Jet Green right now.

0:02.2

Adam Sandler.

0:03.2

Number one, you were Rich Eisen.

0:04.7

The second movie, I see Brad Hirshberg.

0:08.3

Dennis Miller.

0:09.3

The autumn wind is caused by global warming.

0:13.7

A legend in the booth.

0:15.3

Jim Brockmire.

0:16.0

I do love watching Tebow play.

0:17.5

I got to say, he combines all the fiery leadership of Ray Lewis with the throwing ability of Ray Lewis.

0:27.8

I don't download many podcasts, but when I do, I prefer the Rich Eisen podcast.

0:36.7

Here's your host, Rich Eisen.

0:39.7

This is what we would call an unprecedented podcast.

0:43.2

First of all, I've never worn a tie for the podcast.

0:46.0

But with my esteemed panel of guests on this podcast, as suited and booted as they are, I had to do this.

0:53.2

We are here at the Emmett Smith

0:55.8

Charity Golf Tournament, third annual. Emmett Smith Charity Golf Tournament. And I'm honored to be hosting

1:00.9

this tonight in honor of the 92 championship Dallas Cowboys, 20th anniversary of the first of three

1:08.1

Super Bowls in the 90s of Dallas Cowboys. And I am pleased to have the host of the event, Emmett Smith.

1:12.6

Get to see you, sir.

1:13.4

You too as well.

1:14.2

Your quarterback, Troy Aikman, good to see you, Troy.

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