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Herschel Walker        

Former NFL Running Back, 1982 Heisman Trophy Winner & Mental Health Awareness Advocate

Herschel Walker is President and Chief Executive Officer of H. Walker Enterprises, LLC (HWE) and Renaissance Man Food Services, LLC (RMFS), a certified minority business enterprise that supplies poultry, pork and bakery products to the food service and retail marketplace. In addition, Walker also supplies food service related products to national and corporate accounts. Custom bedding, solar blinds and draperies are sold to the hospitality industry, with premiums and promotional products available for corporate programs through H. Walker Enterprises, LLC. Herschel’s brands are built on Walker’s unmatched reputation, customer-driven focus, and product innovation.

Walker’s collegiate football career is legendary. As a freshman at the University of Georgia, Walker’s performance helped capture the 1980 national football title. He earned consensus All-American honors three consecutive years in both football and track & field, set numerous NCAA and SEC records and capped a sensational college career by earning, in his junior year, the 1982 Heisman Trophy.

During his 15 year pro football career, Walker set the still standing, single-season, pro football rushing record of 2,411 yards; lead the NFL in rushing; gained more total yards than anyone in professional football history; and received numerous all-pro and pro Bowl honors. Walker also held a world record in the 60-yard dash, participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics 2-man United States bobsled team, is a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. In 2002, he was voted into the Collegiate Football Hall of Fame and in 2015 was selected as the greatest player in college football in the last half century.

Additionally, Walker is an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness. He is the author of "Breaking Free," an account of the joys and hardships of his childhood to his remarkable college and professional career. His compelling story testifies to the strength of the human spirit and the ability to overcome challenges.

Herschel Walker lives outside of Dallas-Fort Worth, TX with his family.

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Herschel Walker easily wins Georgia's Republican Senate primary
Former University of Georgia football legend Herschel Walker comfortably secured the state's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate Tuesday, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
Herschel Walker on supporting President Trump: 'Losing friends has been a big cost'
Former football player Herschel Walker, who spoke at the Republican National Convention Monday, says he offered to appear in support of Donald Trump.
“There is no shame in getting help, I did.”
Herschel Walker, the anti-stigma campaign spokesman for the Patriot Support Program, poses with a member of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Feb. 12, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Walker is a Heisman Trophy winner and former professional football player and spoke about his experience on mental health when he visited the 97th AMW.
Herschel Walker: 'There's a reason you call it amateur sports' | Fox ...
Former college and NFL running back Herschel Walker discusses his concerns over the recent California bill to pay NCAA student-athletes over their 'likeness.'
Herschel Walker says he could still help an NFL team | NFL ...
Herschel Walker says he could still help an NFL team. June 25, 2016 8:29am EDT June 25, 2016 8:29am EDT American Football, News, English, Georgia, NFL, ...
At age 51, Herschel Walker wants another MMA fight | ProFootballTalk
Herschel Walker is 51 years old, but he's still in good enough shape to do thousands of pushups and situps a day, as he did when he was an NFL player.

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