Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker in 2004
No. 34
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1962-03-03) March 3, 1962 (age 55)
Place of birth:	Wrightsville, Georgia
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wrightsville (GA) Johnson Co.
College:	Georgia
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× Pro Bowl (1987, 1988) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1987, 1988) National champion (1980) Heisman Trophy (1982) Maxwell Award (1982) Walter Camp Award (1982) Chic Harley Award (1982) Sporting News Player of the Year (1982) UPI Player of the Year (1982) 3× SEC Player of the Year (1980–1982) 3× Consensus 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 NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Herschel Walker
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	74.0 in (188 cm)
Style	Football, Kickboxing, American Kickboxing, TKD, Boxing
Team	American Kickboxing Academy
Rank	5th-degree black belt in Taekwondo
Years active	2010–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	2
By knockout	2
Losses	0
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Herschel Walker (born March 3, 1962) is a former professional American 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. 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. 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. He was one of seven children in his blue collar family. Walker said that as a child he was overweight and had a speech impediment. Walker's mother taught him not to use these problems as excuses in life.

Walker attended Johnson County High School in Wrightsville, where he played football, basketball and competed in track. He played for the Johnson County Trojans high school football team from 1976 to 1979. In his senior year, he rushed for 3,167 yards, helping the Trojans to win their first state championship. He was awarded the first Dial Award as 1979 national high school scholar-athlete of the year.