Not Good for a Tech Fan

Sunday is my father's 69th birthday, so that got me to searching for some other events that happened on 9-December. Then I found it, like a scab picked to soon off of a skinned knee.
Twenty-five years ago Herschel Walker, a junior running back from the University of Georgia, won the Heisman Trophy. A trophy named for a man who coached and won a National Championship at Georgia Tech if you did not know.

The following play was a highlight of his freshman year, running over All-American and future Dallas teammate Bill Bates of the Tennessee Volunteers.



Herschel's best year was as a freshman for UGA, but the Downtown Athletic Club awarded the prize to Marcus Allen of USC. During that season Hershel set the NCAA freshman rushing record and led the Dawgs to the National Championship.

As a professional he played for New Jersey Generals of the USFL, the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Giants of the NFL. His NFL career stats 18,168 total combined net yards, and 82 touchdowns (61 rushing and 21 receiving).

• As a Georgia Tech fan I have to admit that Walker's college career was a pleasure to watch. Can not help imagining how things might have been different if the Jackets had not fired Pepper Rodgers during the recruiting wars for the young man from Wrightsville Georgia.