Herschel Walker is the greatest college football player of all time. Because? Because no one has ever transformed a college football program like Herschel did for the Georgia Bulldogs. And he did it in just three years of college play. In that relatively short time, Walker gained more yards than any player at the University of Georgia, or at most other universities.
Herschel Walker was born in Georgia, where he would later rule the world of college football, on March 3, 1962. At first, you wouldn’t have thought Walker would become an animal on the football field because, as a young man, he didn’t show any desire to play sports. In reality, Walker was an avid reader and also wrote poetry most of the time. However, when Herschel was 12 years old, something happened that caused him to embark on an incredible exercise program. Over the next year, Walker ran thousands of miles and performed 100,000 sit-ups and 100,000 push-ups.
In 1979, years before Walker appeared on the field for the Georgia Bulldogs, he led Johnson County High School to the state championship game, where he was recognized by Parade magazine as a national “High School Back-of-the-Year.” The University of Georgia was already monitoring their progress in the background, and they would reap the benefits of a National Championship, in 1980, with Walker as their number one freshman star. Some of Herschel’s other college accomplishments included winning the Heisman Trophy in 1982 and three All-American awards.
Spectators admired Walker’s physical presence and football talent. By the time he was 18 years old, he already had the physique of an NFL star. When he left the Bulldogs in 1983 to become a professional football player and joined the USFL team, the New Jersey Generals, he had set 141 University of Georgia records, 6 SEC records, and 11 NBA records. NCAA.
When the USFL dissolved, Herschel became the 114th pick in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL draft. During the 1988 season, while with the Dallas Cowboys, he led the league (NFL League) in rushing.
Herschel Walker’s incredible athletic abilities went far beyond the football field. Track him at UGA. He was at the 1992 Olympics, on the bobsled team.
Incredible, simply incredible. Without a doubt, Herschel Walker was the greatest player in the history of college football.
Of course, some would vote for Red Grange as the greatest college football player ever.