HERSCHEL WALKER IS SOMETHING SPECIAL

When You hear the name HERSCHEL WALKER most people remember this great Football star at the University of Georgia who won the Heisman Trophy as the Most Outstanding College Player in 1982. He went on to play in the World Football league and then to the NFL including the Cowboys and the Giants. He is in the College Hall of Fame and I had an opportunity to meet meet him briefly at the College Home Depot Awards but was bombarded by autograph seekers mostly professionals that did not give an opportunity to speak with him and to see what he was really like. My Impression at that meeting was he was getting annoyed at this seekers shoving items in his face to be autographed with only dollars signs and not trying to carry a conversation with this young man.So Never judge a book by its cover would be a perfect analogy. My wife was attending a conference and one of the speakers turned out to be Herschel Walker.Like so many she knew the name but really did not know the person. She was outside the hall where the speaking was to be held and Lo and behold Herschel was waiting for his turn to speak. Now My wife has met so many personalities with me over the years and I can say today He left a wonderful impression to her on a truly fine person. Probably one of the best that I could remember by the way she spoke of him as they talked one on one for almost 30 minutes. He spoke about his days that he had issues with being angry and when he went to the Doctor and found out more than he expected about his mental health. He even talked about asking the MD if he was like the movie character with many personalities SYBIL.He opened up to my wife who is a good listener and shared many times in his life and how he has grown emotionally to a period where he is happy with himself. Her eyes lit up and was so impressed with him that if he is ever back in town he will always have an open invitation as a guest of ours. Though I was not there ,I truly felt that he is a man I will always respect not only as a ballplayer but a great person that will bring a smile to both of us whenever we hear his name or see him again