“Did you see Herschel Walker is graduating with us ... During that time, his mythical status ballooned as he also starred in track and field. He spent 15 years playing in the USFL and ...

The guys who ran [with him on the track team and field team at] Georgia knew Bo Jackson [who competed for rival Auburn University] better than Herschel Walker. He just didn’t connect with them.

Most of the Black athletes quit the track team the same spring Herschel ... A new school was built next to what is now called Herschel Walker Field. The complex sits on Herschel Walker Drive.