At Age 48, Herschel Walker Plans An NFL Comeback?!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-26-2011, 12:06 AM

AT THE IMPROBABLE age of 48, Herschel Walker believes he can become "the George Foreman of football."

Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner as a Georgia junior running back, played 15 seasons of professional football, including 1992 through '94 with the Eagles, and retired at the end of the 1997 NFL season.

He remains the only NFL player to score three ways on plays of 90 or more yards in the same season, achieving that spectacular hat trick for the Eagles in 1994 by taking it to the house on a rush, a pass reception and a kickoff return.

To hear him tell it, Walker can still give a boost to any NFL team willing to ignore the date on his birth certificate. He turns 49 on March 3.

"If I continue to stay in the shape I'm in now, I know I can play when I'm 50," Walker insisted yesterday during a teleconference to promote his Saturday bout with 27-year-old Scott Carson in a Strikeforce event in San Jose, Calif.

"Right now, if you asked me if I can play today, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind I can play football, that I can help a team out," said Walker, whose spent his final three NFL seasons primarily as a receiver and kick returner for the Giants and Cowboys. "I can 100 percent guarantee you I can help a football team out . . .

"I think I'm a better conditioned athlete right now than I was when I was playing. I'm 48 now, and I'm in better shape now than I was in my early 20s playing football."

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...at_age_49.html

catlover79 · 01-26-2011, 03:41 PM

This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen!!

I'm surprised Sol hasn't chimed in on this yet.

bandito · 01-26-2011, 07:13 PM

Dude is either stupid or broke.. I'm going to say both.

catlover79 · 01-26-2011, 07:48 PM

Ditto that!!

Marvo301 · 01-26-2011, 08:23 PM

I think Herschel Walker's statement says more about the sorry state of number of current NFL teams than it does about Mr.Walker. Is he a better football player at age 48 than some players on current NFL rosters? Probably. Does that mean he should come out of retirement and make a comeback? Not a chance!

01-26-2011, 12:06 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	At Age 48, Herschel Walker Plans An NFL Comeback?!? AT THE IMPROBABLE age of 48, Herschel Walker believes he can become "the George Foreman of football." Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner as a Georgia junior running back, played 15 seasons of professional football, including 1992 through '94 with the Eagles, and retired at the end of the 1997 NFL season. He remains the only NFL player to score three ways on plays of 90 or more yards in the same season, achieving that spectacular hat trick for the Eagles in 1994 by taking it to the house on a rush, a pass reception and a kickoff return. To hear him tell it, Walker can still give a boost to any NFL team willing to ignore the date on his birth certificate. He turns 49 on March 3. "If I continue to stay in the shape I'm in now, I know I can play when I'm 50," Walker insisted yesterday during a teleconference to promote his Saturday bout with 27-year-old Scott Carson in a Strikeforce event in San Jose, Calif. "Right now, if you asked me if I can play today, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind I can play football, that I can help a team out," said Walker, whose spent his final three NFL seasons primarily as a receiver and kick returner for the Giants and Cowboys. "I can 100 percent guarantee you I can help a football team out . . . "I think I'm a better conditioned athlete right now than I was when I was playing. I'm 48 now, and I'm in better shape now than I was in my early 20s playing football." http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...at_age_49.html
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01-26-2011, 03:41 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen!! I'm surprised Sol hasn't chimed in on this yet.
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bandito Going Topless Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Location: The Steel City Posts: 6,320	Dude is either stupid or broke.. I'm going to say both.
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01-26-2011, 08:23 PM	#5
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	I think Herschel Walker's statement says more about the sorry state of number of current NFL teams than it does about Mr.Walker. Is he a better football player at age 48 than some players on current NFL rosters? Probably. Does that mean he should come out of retirement and make a comeback? Not a chance!
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01-26-2011, 07:48 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Ditto that!!