Legendary UGA football running back Herschel Walker has been named the winner of the 20th MFC Legends Award, Maxwell Football Club Director, Mark Wolpert, announced on Wednesday.
Below is more information from the release:
Widely considered one of the greatest college football players of all time, Walker was named an All-American during all three of his seasons at Georgia. As a freshman in 1980, Walker led the Bulldogs to the national championship with 1,616 yards and 15 touchdowns. He finished third in Heisman voting and was the first true freshman named a unanimous All-American. Walker’s 1981 season saw him rush for 1,891 yards and 18 scores on his way to Heisman runner-up. In 1982, Walker rushed for 1,752 yards and 16 touchdowns despite nursing a broken thumb to start the season. He led the Bulldogs to their third-straight SEC championship and received the Maxwell Award and Heisman Trophy.
Walker spent the first three years of his professional career with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL, winning two rushing titles. The Dallas Cowboys then drafted Walker in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft. Walker’s banner season in the NFL was a second-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 1987 and 1988, rushing for 1,514 yards in 1988. A dual threat throughout his pro career, Walker rushed for 61 touchdowns and caught 21 touchdown receptions during his 13 seasons with four teams.
Walker is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, was an All-American track and field athlete at Georgia and also competed in the two-man bobsled at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Walker will be honored Friday March 14, 2025 at the 88th Maxwell Football Club National Awards which will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional college and professional award winners will be announced in the upcoming months.
Tickets for the Maxwell Football Club National Awards will be available for purchase starting September 1, 2024 on the Club’s website www.maxwellfootballclub.org or by calling 215-643-3833.
Fifth-ranked Georgia (3-1, 1-1 SEC) is next scheduled to host Auburn (2-3, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will be televised by ABC and streamed via ESPN+ at 3:30pm ET (Buy Tickets).