Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American retired football player, bobsledder, sprinter, and mixed martial artist. He played college football for the University of Georgia, earned consensus All-American honors three times and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. He is widely considered to be the greatest college football player of all time, ranked No. 1 by Bleacher Report and Sporting News, and No. 2 by ESPN.[2][3][4] Walker began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL), before joining the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In the NFL, he also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants. In 1989, Walker’s name became synonymous with a trade widely considered to be the largest in league history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Walker was born in Augusta, Georgia, to parents Willis and Christine Walker. He was raised in Wrightsville, Georgia.[5] He was one of seven children in his blue collar family.[6] Walker said that as a child he was overweight and struggled with stuttering.[7][8] Walker’s mother taught him not to use these problems as excuses in life.[9]