Herschel Walker Net Worth; How Rich is the Former Professional Football Player?

American The estimated nett worth of Herschel Walker is $12 million. As a former college and professional football player as well as mixed martial artist, he acquired his wealth. He was one of the seven children born to Willis and Christine Walker on March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville, Georgia, as Herschel Junior Walker. From 1976 through 1979, he was a member of the Johnson County High School Trojans. He ran for 3,167 yards on the ground and contributed to the Trojans’ first state championship. As the 1979 National High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year, he received the inaugural Dial Awards.

Walker was a running back for the University of Georgia’s collegiate football team. He was a three-time All-American and the 1982 Maxwell Award and Heisman Trophy winner. In all three of his undergraduate seasons, he is the only player in NCAA history to place among the top three in the Heisman voting. He is also the only NCAA player with only three years of play to finish in the top ten in rushing yards.

Before joining the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), Herschel Walker began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals in the United States Football League.

He also participated in games with the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings. In 1999, he was admitted to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Walker, a fifth-degree black belt in tae kwon do, came close to making the Olympic sprint relay team. In the two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics, he came in seventh. He makes a guest appearance on the Robert Schuller-hosted programme The Hour of Power and professes to be a born-again Christian. He was a guest on the HDNet programme Inside MMA. On January 30, 2010, he competed in mixed martial arts for the first time, defeating Greg Nagy by technical knockout (TKO) thanks to strikes at Strikeforce, Miami.