Herschel Walker nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas by President-elect Donald Trump

United States President-elect Donald Trump introduced Tuesday that legendary Georgia Bulldogs operating again and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker has been nominated because the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Walker’s nomination is pending the approval of a Republican-led Senate subsequent yr.

Walker has a long-standing relationship with Trump, as his first stint enjoying skilled soccer after his legendary profession at Georgia got here on the Trump-owned New Jersey Generals within the USFL. Walker has since supported Trump’s political profession, and served because the co-chair of the President’s Council on Bodily Health and Sports activities for 2 years throughout Trump’s first administration.

“Herschel has spent a long time serving as an envoy to our nation’s youth, our women and men within the army, and athletes at dwelling and overseas,” learn an announcement by Trump on Reality Social. “A profitable businessman, philanthropist, former Heisman Trophy winner, and NFL nice, Herschel has been a tireless advocate for youth sports activities. Throughout my first time period, he served as Co-Chair of the President’s Council on Sports activities, Health, and Diet. 

“Herschel has traveled to over 400 army installations world wide, eradicating the stigma surrounding psychological well being. He represented the US on the 1992 Winter Olympics as a member of the U.S. bobsled staff. Congratulations Herschel! You’ll make Georgia, and our whole Nation, proud, as a result of we all know you’ll all the time put AMERICA FIRST!”

Walker’s position as a U.S. ambassador comes after he campaigned as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, leveraging his huge reputation within the state as a Bulldogs legend. Nevertheless, Walker would finally lose his marketing campaign to Democrat incumbent Raphael Warnock.

Past his declare to fame on the College of Georgia, Walker performed 15 seasons of professional soccer, together with 12 within the NFL and three within the USFL.