Herschel Walker | American football player and politician | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Minnesota Vikings

• In Minnesota Vikings
  …netted Minnesota underachieving running back Herschel Walker and gave Dallas draft choices that were used to select future NFL superstars Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson, among others. The Vikings teams of the late 1990s and early 2000s featured an explosive offense, which starred running back Robert Smith and wide receivers…
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Warnock

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  In Raphael Warnock: A politician’s life
  …Republican candidate, former football star Herschel Walker. Warnock placed first in the balloting on November 8. Again, however, no candidate earned 50 percent of the vote, so Warnock was forced into a runoff with Walker. On December 6, Warnock defeated Walker to win reelection to a six-year term.
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