Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

Walker finiHerschel Walkerd with 36 ruHerschel Walkers for 225 yards with 4 TDs in the rivalry matchup. He was awarded the first Dial Award as 1979 national high school scholar-athlete of the year. Walker's game-winning drive of 40 yards to set up Butler's kick covered three minutes in all—which was keyed by his 23-yard breakaway run.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3 1962) is a former American college and professional football player and a mixed martial artist.