Atlanta Magazine has entitled its August edition “The Football Issue”. In it, you’ll find a quick interview with Herschel Walker (or simply “Herschel”, since he points out that “When they talk about me, they don’t have to say my last name.”) that’s a great read.
A few high points:
- Georgia wasn’t his first choice, because it was where his parents wanted him to go. He flipped a coin over the decision three times. He pulled Georgia all three times.
- He didn’t think Coach Dooley liked him much.
- He says the biggest freebie he got in his time in school was a meal.
- He flipped a coin about leaving early for the pros, too. Only once.
- He got a letter from Frank Sinatra about leaving for the USFL that said, “Congratulations, I think you made the right decision.”
As a bonus, there’s also a piece with Kenny Pauley, who’s UGA’s Director of athletic turf and grounds which has this story:
When Arizona State showed up, we caught one of ’em tryin’ to take a leak in the hedge. We got him real good. He won’t do it again.
The magazine isn’t online, so if you want to read the details, hit the newsstands.
As a newly-minted alumnus, I have to agree that food is a pretty awesome freebie. I paid for dinner in quarters the other night.
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Which one of his personalities gave that interview?
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The one that kicked Florida’s ass three years running.
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+100 outdoor cocktails to you
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Herschel AVERAGED more yards against Florida than Bo Jackson gained in his entire career. Keep that in mind the next time some ignorant Barner (I know…redudant!) tries to sell you on the superiority of Bo Jackson to the greatest running back in the history of college football, and unquestionably the greatest player of the last 50 years.
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more yards than Bo gained against Florida, I mean. I’m not awful at math, sometimes I just type too fast.
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Now that is how to talk trash!
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Senator, that just made my day.
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Yep. Good memories for you, were they not?
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Still are.
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Well played smack talk, by the by.
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He can be nuts and a hero at the same time. Right?
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He’s no more nuts than Tebow’s mother and father.
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He’s no more nuts than Tim Tebow himself.
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Today’s Dickie Lyons Award for Best Diagnosis in a College Football Psychiatric Drama goes to Jax and the Mayor.
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Arizona State people truly are the worst people on Earth.
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I disagree.
Florida Gator people are.
Tech a close second.
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Oops. You left out UT people. They are right there with the other two.
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I’ve caught more flak from UT fans than any other group on away trips…and it isn’t even close. Maybe it’s because I’m from North GA and let them get under my skin easier.
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My three roommates and I prepared a lot of those free meals his freshman year. I think he used all the sugar he stored up from the many packages of Oreos he ate to kick Florida’s ass.
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Hmmmm…..signed with New Jersey and got a letter of congratulations from Sinatra?
Did somebody make Hershel an “offer that he couldn’t refuse”?
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