Herschel Walker tabbed as ambassador to Bahamas

Field Level Media|published: Wed 18th December, 10:57 2024

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign stop on Thursday November 18, 2022 in the parking lot of Savannah Mall in Savannah Georgia.

Donald Trump named legendary running back Herschel Walker to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

The President-elect made the announcement Tuesday, calling Walker as "a successful businessman, philanthropist, former Heisman Trophy winner."

Walker, 62, a Republican, unsuccessfully ran in 2022 for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, the state where he rose to fame as Bulldogs running back from 1980-82.

Walker's appointment will have to be confirmed next year by the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority.

During Trump's first term in the White House, Walker served as co-chair of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

Walker and the President-elect have been associates since he played for the Trump-owned New Jersey Generals of the USFL from 1983-85.

--Field Level Media