Football legend Herschel Walker tapped as next US ambassador to Bahamas

Dec 20, 2024

Chris Francis Sports Correspondent

By Chris Francis (Sports Correspondent), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

Herschel Walker, the Georgia football legend, could be on his way south to the Bahamas with a job outside of sports. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Walker to be the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. He will still need Senate confirmation to take over the post.

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Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social, saying in part, “Herschel has spent decades serving as an ambassador to our nation’s youth, our men and women in the military, and athletes at home and abroad.”

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During Trumps’ first administration, Walker served as co-chairman of the president’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition.

Walker’s playing days are the stuff of legend. He led the Georgia Bulldogs to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1980, and he was the Heisman trophy winner in 1982.

During his professional career he played three seasons in the USFL on a team owned by Trump, then spent more than a decade in the NFL for four different teams.

In 2022 Walker, a Republican, tried his hand at politics. At the urging of Trump, he unsuccessfully ran to unseat Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. His campaign suffered from a slew of allegations, including claims that he paid for abortions for two former girlfriends despite supporting a national abortion ban. Walker repeatedly denied those claims, calling his accusers liars.

In a 2022 interview with NBC News, Walker acknowledged having given a $700 check to an ex-partner but denied having known it was for an abortion. Trump said at the time that Walker was “being slandered and maligned.”

There is, however, one possible roadblock to the nomination becoming reality. The U.S. Senate has not confirmed an ambassador to the Bahamas in over a decade, despite receiving four different nominees during that time.

Tags: 2024 Elections, Bahamas, Donald Trump, Football, Georgia, NBC, Sports

[Chris Francis]

FOOTBALL LEGEND HERSCHEL WALKER MIGHT HAVE A NEW JOB. ON TUESDAY, WALKER WAS NOMINIATED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP TO BE THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE BAHAMAS.

TRUMP MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY IN A POST ON TRUTH SOCIAL SAYING IN PART, “Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad.” DURING TRUMPS’ FIRST ADMINISTRATION WALKER SERVED AS CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON SPORTS, FITNESS AND NUTRITION.

WALKER LED THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS TO AN UNDEFEATED SEASON AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1980 AND WAS THE HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER IN 1982.DURING HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER HE PLAYED THREE SEASONS IN THE USFL, ON A TEAM OWNED BY TRUMP, THEN MORE THAN A DECADE IN THE NFL FOR FOUR DIFFERENT TEAMS.

IN 2022 WALKER, A REPUBLICAN, TRIED HIS HAND AT POLITICS. AT THE URGING OF TRUMP, HE UNSUCCESSFULLY RAN TO UNSEAT GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC SEN. RAPHAEL WARNOCK. HIS CAMPAIGN SUFFERED FROM A SLEW OF ALLEGATIONS INCLUDING CLAIMS THAT HE PAID FOR ABORTIONS FOR TWO FORMER GIRLFRIENDS DESPITE SUPPORTING A NATIONAL ABORTION BAN. HE REPEATEDLY DENIED THOSE CLAIMS, CALLING HIS ACCUSERS LIARS.

ONE BIG HURDLE WALKER WILL HAVE TO OVERCOME BEFORE HE FLIES SOUTH TO NASSAU. HE MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE WHICH DESPITE RECEIVING FOUR PREVIOUS NOMINEES, HAS NOT CONFIRMED A U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE BAHAMAS IN OVER A DECADE.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M CHRIS FRANCIS