Herschel Walker Was In No Hurry To Sign in 1980 (VIDEO)

Found this video on YouTube (h/t ghostoferkrussell who always finds some great clips). It's an interview by Bill Hartman with Herschel Walker who, at the time, was just a 17-year old prospect with a decision to make about where to spend the next four-years of his academic life.

The most intriguing part was the very beginning of the report where it was alleged that Walker's might have been bought—he was shown driving a shiny new Pontiac Trans Am. As it turn out, his daddy bought him the car, but the mere mention of it shows just how far back the idea of questionable recruiting tactics actually goes.

Of course, Herschel eventually chose to sign with the Bulldogs, but not before national signing day had long since come and gone:




My favorite line was the one offered by Walker's teammate, Brill Jenkins, who said "He loves his homework...I think he would give up football, give up sports, just to do his classwork".  Classic.
I don't know that No. 34 valued the paper and pen over the gridiron glory, but he certainly was one heckuva running back...and dancer (h/t ghostoferkrussell):



Gotta love that...