Former RB Herschel Walker picked as Bahamas ambassador

Herschel Walker, the soccer legend who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas.

Trump made the announcement Tuesday in a put up on Fact Social, his social media web site. He described Walker as “a profitable businessman, philanthropist, former Heisman Trophy winner.”

Walker, a Republican, tried to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock two years in the past with Trump’s endorsement. Walker benefited in the course of the marketing campaign from practically unmatched title recognition from his soccer profession on the College of Georgia and within the NFL. However he fell brief in his efforts, unable to beat a bevy of damaging allegations, together with claims that he paid for 2 former girlfriends’ abortions regardless of supporting a nationwide ban on the process.

He campaigned for Trump this yr in his dwelling state of Georgia.

To carry the ambassador place, Walker will want his nomination permitted subsequent yr by the Republican-led Senate.

Walker had a storied soccer profession at Georgia from 1980 to 1982, with the Bulldogs going 34-5 in his three seasons. He led them to an undefeated document and nationwide championship in 1980, and in 1982, he gained the Heisman Trophy.

After a stint within the USFL, Walker performed for greater than a decade within the NFL, making two Professional Bowls and having fun with stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants.

The Related Press contributed to this report.