Herschel Walker — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as United States ambassador to the Bahamas since 2025
Heisman Trophy winner in 1982
Former professional football running back, playing 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL)
Member of the United States' bobsleigh team at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Republican nominee in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Georgia
Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999

Biography

Herschel Junior Walker is an American diplomat and former professional football running back. He currently serves as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Walker previously played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and was the Republican nominee in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Georgia.

Walker played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1982.