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  2. Herschel Walker played 12 seasons for 4 teams, including the Cowboys and Eagles. He had 1,954 carries for 8,225 yards, 512 catches for 4,859 yards and scored 84 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 2 Pro Bowls.

  3. 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 .

    • Early Life and Record-Setting Prep Career
    • Walker Wins A National Title with Georgia
    • Walker Wins The Heisman
    • Walker Leaves Georgia and Lands in The USFL
    • Walker Becomes A Cowboy
    • Walker Leads The Cowboys
    • Trade to The Vikings
    • Walker Fails to Deliver For Minnesota
    • Walker Makes A Trip to The Olympics and Then Heads to Philly
    • Walker Returns to Dallas

    Herschel Walker was born on March 3, 1962, in Wrightsville, Georgia. Opposed to his later life, Walker did not take to sports initially. He was more fascinated with tales of the characters in the books he read as well as constructing poetry. That sedentary lifestyle eventually caught up to Walker and he became overweight. To make matters worse, he ...

    Walker was the most sought after running back in the nation coming out of high school. He eventually chose to attend the University of Georgia and play under head coach Vince Dooley. Despite rushing for over 3,000 yards as a high school senior, Walker was the Bulldogs’ third string back by the time the 1980 season opened. However, in the first game...

    In 1981, the Bulldogs went 10-2 and lost in their return to the Sugar Bowl to the Pitt Panthers 24-20. Walker ran the ball that year 385 times for 1,891 yards (a collegiate career high) and 20 total touchdowns. He finished second to USC running back Marcus Allen in the Heisman Trophy balloting after the season. The following year, Georgia was undef...

    With his junior season behind him, Walker decided he wanted to forgo his senior year and jump to professional football. At that point, he had rushed for 5,259 total yards and 52 touchdowns as a collegian. Furthermore, Walker was a consensus All-America from 1980-82 and set 11 NCAA records, 16 Southeastern Conference records, and 41 University of Ge...

    In 1985, Dallasended the regular season with a 10-6 record and lost to the LA Rams in the Divisional playoffs. The main idea in signing Walker was to help the team get further into the postseason and make a push to the Super Bowl. After he joined the Cowboys before the 1986 season, the coaching staff moved him to fullback. In the mind of head coach...

    The strain between Dorsett and Walker only got worse in 1987. Before the season began, Walker complained about his role and demanded more carries. He got his wish and became the team’s primary back, limiting Dorsett to only six starts (including two games where Dorsett did not play despite not having an injury). While the Cowboys finished 7-8 in th...

    As the 1989 season got underway, it was abundantly clear that Dallas was no longer the premiere franchise in the NFL. New head coach Jimmy Johnson had taken over for the departed Landry, but the team began the year with five straight losses. Seeing the writing on the wall, and hoping to turn around the fortunes of the team, Cowboys owner Jerry Jone...

    The Walker Plan didn’t improve in 1990. The Vikings fell to 6-10 while Walker had a combined 1,085 yards and nine touchdowns. In 1991, Minnesota improved slightly to 8-8 as Walker contributed 1,029 total yards and 10 scores. By the end of the ‘91 season, the Vikings fan base was not happy. It was clear to the NFL world that the Cowboys had gotten t...

    When the ‘91 season ended, the public was shocked to learn that Walker had made the 1992 U.S. Olympic bobsled team. He had been interested in joining the team as a brakeman and made the four-man team. Because the Vikings failed to make the 1991-92 playoffs, Walker re-joined the Olympic team and was given a seat with the two-man team. Disappointingl...

    During the 1993 and 1994 seasons, Walker continued his role as the Eagles’ dual threat runner and receiver. In ‘93, he had 1,356 combined yards and four scores for 8-8 Philadelphia. The following season, he added 1,028 combined yards and seven touchdowns. Not long after the 1994 season concluded, the Eagles signed free agent running back Ricky Watt...

  4. Nov 25, 2019 · When one starts to argue who is the greatest running back in college football history, Hershel Walker, Bo Jackson, Archie Griffin, and Barry Sanders all come to mind. Some pick Jackson, the two-sport professional athlete who recorded one of the fastest forty times.

  5. Complete career NFL stats for Dallas Cowboys Fullback Herschel Walker on ESPN. Includes scoring, rushing, defensive and receiving stats.

  6. View the profile of Dallas Cowboys Fullback Herschel Walker on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

  7. Former running back and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker joins 'Super Bowl LIVE' to give his thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl.

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