Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker (born March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, Georgia) was a professional American football player in the United States Football League and later, the National Football League.

Career

In college football, he played running back for the University of Georgia, where he was an All-American and won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. In the formation of USFL, he saw an opportunity to do something then forbidden by NFL rules, namely turn professional after the end of his junior season rather than waiting for his collegiate class to graduate (four years after the high school graduation of his peer group). He also sought to choose where he would play professionally, as he felt he could make considerable money from product endorsements, being quoted on one occasion as saying: "I don't know if I would want to play in the NFL unless it was for the two New York teams or the Dallas Cowboys" (as it turned out, however, Walker landed only one major advertising role, in a joint promotion by McDonald's and athletic-shoe manufacturer adidas; in the ad, Walker's line was, "First the Big Mac meal — then the adidas deal," referring to discount coupons on adidas merchandise that could be obtained by purchasing a Big Mac at McDonald's).

Related Topics:
College football - Running back - University of Georgia - All-America - 1982 - Heisman Trophy - New York - Dallas Cowboys - Advertising - McDonald's - Adidas - Big Mac

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