American football player and political candidate (born 1962)
American football player
Herschel Walker
Walker in 2013
No. 34
Position:
Running back
Personal information
Born:
(1962-03-03) March 3, 1962 (age 62) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:
Johnson County (Wrightsville, Georgia)
College:
Georgia (1980–1982)
NFL draft:
1985 / Round: 5 / Pick: 114
Career history
New Jersey Generals (1983–1985)
Dallas Cowboys (1986–1989)
Minnesota Vikings (1989–1991)
Philadelphia Eagles (1992–1994)
New York Giants (1995)
Dallas Cowboys (1996–1997)
Career highlights and awards
2× Second-team All-Pro (1987, 1988)
2× Pro Bowl (1987, 1988)
National champion (1980)
Heisman Trophy (1982)
Maxwell Award (1982)
Walter Camp Award (1982)
SN Player of the Year (1982)
UPI Player of the Year (1982)
Chic Harley Award (1982)
3× SEC Player of the Year (1980–1982)
3× Unanimous All-American (1980–1982)
3× First-team All-SEC (1980–1982)
Georgia Bulldogs No. 34 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
8,225
Rushing average:
4.2
Rushing touchdowns:
61
Receptions:
512
Receiving yards:
4,859
Receiving touchdowns:
21
Player stats at PFR
College Football Hall of Fame
Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia.
Walker played college football at the University of Georgia, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a junior.[1] He spent the first three seasons of his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) and was the league's MVP during its final season in 1985. After the USFL folded, Walker joined the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, earning consecutive Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors from 1987 to 1988. In 1989, Walker was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, which is regarded as one of the most lopsided trades in NFL history and credited with establishing the Cowboys' dynasty of the 1990s. He was later a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants before retiring with the Cowboys. Walker was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Outside of football, Walker was a member of the United States' bobsleigh team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and pursued business ventures in food processing. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a co-chair on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition under President Donald Trump. Walker launched his first political campaign in Georgia's 2022 Senate election, which he lost to incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock.[2]
^"1982 Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^Stahl, Chelsea (December 7, 2022). "Democratic Sen. Warnock defeats Republican Walker in Georgia runoff". NBC News. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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