Herschel Walker is a very popular former football player who used to play in the position of a running back. He is also a former bobsledder and a mixed martial artist.
He was born to Willis and Christine Walker on March 3, 1962, at Wrightsville, Georgia, United States of America. Herschel has six other siblings who were all raised together in Wrightsville. He attended Johnson County High School in his birth town where he played football for the Johnson County Trojans high school football team between the period of 1976 to 1979.
In June 1980, Herschel was chosen as an Athlete-Scholar delegate by the American Academy of Achievement and he received the academy’s Golden Plate Award from Council member Coach Tom Landry at the ceremony which was held in 1981.
Herschel played the position of running back and ran on the track for the University of Georgia, where he was a three-time All-American for both football and track winner and was also the winner of the 1982 Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Awardrive.
Herschel Walker is currently running for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia and has been endorsed by Trump and the Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Does Herschel Walker Have Children?
Herschel Walker has one child known as Christian Walker. Christian Walker was born on September 30, 1999, and is known to be an internet personality.