Herschel Walker, the greatest college football player of all-time, is making a run for U.S. Senate in Georgia for 2022.
He filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday.
This comes months after former president Donald Trump publicly stated his support for Walker running the position.
“Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the legendary Herschel Walker ran for the United States Senate in Georgia? He would be unstoppable,” Trump said in a statement in March.
From DawgNation.com:
Walker, who led the Bulldogs to their most recent national championship, spoke on behalf of former U.S. President Donald Trump at the GOP convention last August.
“Just because someone loves and respects the flag, our national anthem and our country doesn’t mean they don’t care about social justice,” Walker said at that time.
Even though he hasn’t played a snap for the red and black in over 35 years, no player is more synonymous with Georgia football than Herschel Walker. While rushing for over 1600 yards and 15 TDs as a freshman in 1980, number 34 carried Georgia to its second ever National Championship and finished second in Heisman voting.
The following season he bested his own mark by tallying 1,891 total yards, which remained the SEC record until 2015. His junior season, Walker was named to his third-consecutive first-team All-American selection and the Heisman trophy, still Georgia’s most recent winner.
Following his junior season, Walker turned pro. Since the NFL did not accept underclassmen, Walker went to the newly-formed USFL did. He signed with the New Jersey Generals and became the marquee player in that league. In his three-year USFL career, Walker rushed for 5,562 yards.
The SEC Player of the Year every season he participated, Walker is the last Bulldog (and one of only four) to have his number retired.
He finished his Georgia career with 5,259 rushing yards, a Georgia and SEC record, and 49 touchdowns.
