Herschel Walker

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Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American diplomat and former professional football running back who has served as United States ambassador to the Bahamas since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also 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. He spent the first three seasons of his professional career from 1983 to 1985 with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) and was MVP in his final year with the league. After the USFL folded, Walker joined the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, earning consecutive Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors from 1987 to 1988. In 1989, Walker was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, which is regarded as one of the most lopsided trades in NFL history and credited with establishing the Cowboys' dynasty of the 1990s. He was later a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants before retiring with the Cowboys. Walker was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Outside of football, Walker was a member of the United States' bobsleigh team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and pursued business ventures in food processing. From 2019 to 2020, he served as a co-chair on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition under President Donald Trump. Walker launched his first political campaign in Georgia's 2022 U.S. Senate election, losing to Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock in a runoff. In 2025, Walker was confirmed by the Senate in a 51–47 vote as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas during Trump's second presidency.