Do you know what former Georgia Bulldogs football player had a total of 5,259 rushing yards in his three year college football career? Herschel Junior Walker that’s who ! Herschel played many other sports rather than just football. He was in track and he was also in the MMA. Herschel has always been a busy person, from his childhood , to his college years and even in his retirement.He has never stopped working hard, and he has no intention to do so any time soon.
Herschel Junior Walker was born in Augusta, Georgia on March 3 , 1962, near a place called Wrightsville, Georgia. Wrightsville , like many others cities at the time, was segregated. Two-thirds of the population was were white and the rest of the people were black (Benagh 15). Herschel …show more content…
Tom Jordan , the track coach, said, “ Do pushups. Do sit ups. Run sprints.” This was a major turning point in Herschel’s life (Benagh 16).Everyday after that he worked out to get stronger and better. He could do a total of 300 pushups and 300 sit ups without stopping ( Benagh 18 ). One of Herschel’s earliest goals was to beat his sister, Veronica, at a foot race. This came true when he was sixteen, a sophmore in highschool, he finally beat his sister. She was completely crushed. She even thought about quitting track ( Benagh 19).When he was a senior in highschool it was time for him to decide which team to play for. He knew he would want to go to a college who runs a lot. He finally decide to go to the University of Georgia . There he won a national title in 1980, a Heisman trophy in 1982, and he had a total of 5,259 rushing yards in his three year college football career. This was and still is the highest total for a three year college football career (Christian1). He didn’t play his last year in college because he violated NCAA rules, so he talked to Donald Trump about going pro (Benagh