![]() ![]() ![]() I still recall that on one occasion, we were walking in with maybe one or two other team members, and he saw a group of young kids outside the football practice field and realized they must have wanted to see him. I can even remember having one or two conversations with Herschel coming and going from the track during his offseason from football. While limited in talent at a major college level to contribute any, I did get to do a few workouts with both Herschel and Lindsay Scott (you know…Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, Lindsay Scott, as announcer Larry Munson said in his memorable description during the 1980 win over Florida). There are those who admired his accomplishments and hope to see him elected and feel he has enough good principles and viewpoints that his past mistakes and admitted issues with mental health should not keep him down.Īnd then there are those who admired his skills as a Heisman Trophy winner and as someone who was somewhat down-to-Earth as a college player, but they think his past indiscretions and political comments and views make him not worthy of serving.īut back to that first year of 1980-81, as fate would have it, I ended up trying to run track that school year, as I have written about before. I know University of Georgia alumni and fans, though, do fall into two camps. Since I do not write political opinion pieces, I will not attempt to look at it from that realm. Senate candidate in Georgia - has been a lead story in the news in recent days over some accusations against him regarding his behavior and actions in a past relationship with a woman. That was unheard of at the time.Īll this has come to mind, of course, since Mr. I think I might have even been with him briefly the previous fall when helping escort another recruit over to the Georgia Center to meet the coaches while I was still a walk-on football player.ĭuring that freshman year, I remember hearing that he lived in the same McWhorter Hall dorm room that one of my close friends had a couple of years earlier, and that maybe Herschel had to get an unlisted number due to so many calls from adoring fans. ![]()
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