Herschel Walker is often seen and seldom heard as Senate campaign gets rolling
CNN
Herschel Walker flashed his megawatt smile and shook hands with adoring Georgia Bulldog football fans before the team's recent home game, and then did what he is most famous for: he ran like hell.
The legendary running back who won the 1982 Heisman Trophy is avoiding public events and questions from the press assiduously, even as he settles in as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia.
On Saturday, Walker gave his first public speech since announcing his campaign at Donald Trump's rally in Perry, in central Georgia. The address lasted less than 10 minutes, with Walker leaning heavily on platitudes and nods to his biography.
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