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
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