For Georgians of a certain age, Herschel Walker needs no introduction. If you were a University of Georgia football fan in 1980, you will never forget him. That year and several after, I remember #34 flying over the top as he is depicted in the tweet below. Somewhere within my keepsakes, I have a picture of 10-year-old me and my brother posing with Herschel. We were probably two a million kids who stood in awe next to the great running back who was called “Georgia’s air force” for his ability to leap over defenders and land in the end zone.
The last GT vs. UGA football game I attended before I moved to Augusta was at Grant Field and Herschel was probably a freshman. I remember thinking: Why is there a guard in formation to receive the kickoff? Herschel was the prototype for what was to become physical specimens who were very strong and very fast football players - even to the extent that serious injuries were inevitable in the game. Needless to say, my Jackets lost.
I do not hold his Bulldog roots against him but I hope we have better candidates. He could win but it would not advance what I believe in. His ties to Trump are not troublesome to me, but he would inherit all the never-Trump and media hatred of President Trump.
Can Herschel Walker score a Senate victory?
The last GT vs. UGA football game I attended before I moved to Augusta was at Grant Field and Herschel was probably a freshman. I remember thinking: Why is there a guard in formation to receive the kickoff? Herschel was the prototype for what was to become physical specimens who were very strong and very fast football players - even to the extent that serious injuries were inevitable in the game. Needless to say, my Jackets lost.
I do not hold his Bulldog roots against him but I hope we have better candidates. He could win but it would not advance what I believe in. His ties to Trump are not troublesome to me, but he would inherit all the never-Trump and media hatred of President Trump.