The Georgia Senate race has emerged as one of the most compelling, with a series of dramatic allegations dogging the Republican challenger, a former football star, as he seeks to unseat the incumbent, a Baptist pastor.
Former football star Herschel Walker was an avid reader in his youth and initially showed little interest in sports, according to Pro Football History. But all that changed in high school when he began to tap into his potential as a formidable athlete, earning the attention of college recruiters nationwide. As a football sensation at the University of Georgia, Walker broke records and in 1982 won the Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the country’s top college player.
