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ATLANTA — Georgia football legend Herschel Walker is expected to reveal in an upcoming book that he has multiple personalities — a revelation that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.
“That’s all news to me,” former Georgia coach Vince Dooley said. “All I know is whatever personality he had when he had the football was the one I liked.”
“Breaking Free” will chronicle Walker’s life with multiple personality disorder, according to Shida Carr, the book’s publicist at Simon & Schuster.
Carr said the book will be published in August, but gave no other details and declined to provide excerpts.
“There’s some buzz out there and we’re letting people know we have this book coming out,” Carr told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In three seasons at Georgia, Walker led the Bulldogs to a 33-3-1 record, three straight Southeastern Conference championships and the 1980 national title. He won the Heisman as a junior, then left school a year early to sign with the now-defunct U.S. Football League.
Walker went onto play in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. He has lived in Dallas since his playing career ended.
A former Georgia teammate also was caught off guard by Walker’s revelation.
“I’m probably one of his closest friends and that’s news to me,” said Frank Ros, who was captain of Georgia’s 1980 national championship team. “I knew he was working on a book but I just thought it was about football. He does 100 things at once and always has projects going on, but that blows me away.”
The newspaper said Walker could not be reached for comment.
Multiple personality disorder, also known as dissociative identity disorder, is a rare mental condition in which one person has two or more distinct personalities, according to the Merck Manual of Medical Information.
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Posted by juicetke on January 18, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Was one of his personalities a bulldozer?
Posted by juicetke on January 18, 2008 at 1:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I know Bill Bates' answer to that.
Posted by pdhuff on January 18, 2008 at 1:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Good heavens, this will sell nearly 4-7 copies outside of Athens. Great running back 25 or so years ago, can't turn it loose.
Posted by AlpharettaVol on January 18, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Those of us who live in Georgia know that they talk about Herschel as if he was still playing. Maybe Moreno is one of his personalities in disguise.
Posted by vintonvol on January 18, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe that was why the Minnesota Vikings had to trade so many players to the Dallas Cowboys for him. 3 players per personality.
Posted by Colliervol on January 18, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
juicetke, that's the first thing I thought of too. Which personality ran over Bates? Did they keep records of the footprints on his chest? Maybe they can tell from those.
Alpharetta, good question on Moreno. Hopefully, it's not a Travis Henry thing. (He does run a little like Herschel.)
Posted by cnalumni on January 18, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
so what.
Posted by KingsportVol on January 18, 2008 at 2:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Hell I wouldn't want to tackle any of the Walkers.Maybe Jimmy or Johnny Walker Red.Hershel was tough as nails.You never heard anything negative about him.Class act.Any word on our last coaching position?
Posted by ctownvol on January 18, 2008 at 3:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Amen alpharettavol. I'm in Covington. You'd think Herschel was still playing, and he doesn't even live in Georgia. And my friends say UT fans won't let Peyton go. I do, however have to agree that Herschel has always been a pretty classy guy. Even earlier this year when he challenged Steve Superior to a fight in the Atlanta paper. That was great!
Posted by TommyJack on January 18, 2008 at 3:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like bogus book-sellin blather to me.
Posted by wvuvolfan on January 18, 2008 at 3:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
wonder which herschel wanted a piece of spurrier last year?
Posted by ctownvol on January 18, 2008 at 3:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe it was UFC Herschel with the kung-fu grip.
Posted by ctownvol on January 18, 2008 at 3:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
TommyJack- speaking of bogus book-sellin blather. (Dang! Try and say that 3 times real fast) Didn't Darren Daulton (remember him?) put out a book with a tale of him being abducted by aliens? Or is that something I dreamed up?
Posted by TommyJack on January 18, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ctown: He did. And maybe he was. lol
Posted by ctownvol on January 18, 2008 at 4:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That would certainly explain a few things. Reckon he got the probe?
Posted by TommyJack on January 18, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ouch! Pound the probe.
Posted by ctownvol on January 18, 2008 at 4:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It would be better to be the pounder instead of the poundee...
Posted by Vols1998 on January 18, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is too funny, what will people do to sell a book? This is what happens when you play for a school that has a mascot, that can only be bred through inbreeding to be pure white :)
My gosh..is there anything out there better to write about?
Go get some new Vols!!!
Posted by TommyJack on January 18, 2008 at 4:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Any talk yet of TE coach announcement?
Posted by cltvol on January 18, 2008 at 4:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Trying to top vintonvol's comment but it ain't happening. We have a winner and it is he. Kingsport Vol is #1b. Was wondering what he was doing since his recording career. I was at HW's debut game where we went from 15-0 lead to 16-15L, and Bates took the hit, but don't forget Glenn Ford's fumble @ the bulldawg 2 hurt just worse. Pretty good movie actor in his prior days.
Posted by bhjohnso on January 18, 2008 at 4:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Maybe the reason Bates got hit so hard is that it was like 10 guys hitting him at once...
Posted by vintonvol on January 18, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
cltvol, thank you very much.
Posted by utfpmd on January 18, 2008 at 5:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I want to read his book. No you don't. Yes I do. No you don't.
Posted by IPOrange on January 18, 2008 at 5:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Teammate and close friend Frank Ros said, "He does 100 things at once and always has projects going on...."
That's because there are so many of him to do all those things.
Posted by pearlific on January 18, 2008 at 5:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sounds like a good way to sell books to me.
Posted by DannyVol on January 18, 2008 at 8:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Herschel Walker's three personalities combined for a 27 on the ACT.
During his Heisman acceptance speech, it was "Boasty" that said the following: "First, I would like to thank God for making me the great person I am."
Twenty-five years later, "Meany" wanted to beat up Steve Spurrier.
Posted by GreerVol22 on January 18, 2008 at 9:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry, We're sorry,....Herschel, if I missed one of you please forgive me.
Posted by pdhuff on January 18, 2008 at 10:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Tdtn -2:33 - Agree Herschel was a great one, but I'll go with Gayle Sayers.
Who was the big Vol fullback named William _______ who carried about 8 times in a row against Vandy? Probably in 80s. Was it Howard?
Posted by jevolball7 on January 18, 2008 at 11:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Stephen King or Dean Koontz got the rights to this?
Posted by rodneyadms on January 19, 2008 at 1:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
watch Herschel run over Bill Bates with Larry Munson on the call on www.youtube.com...classic.
Posted by IPOrange on January 19, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
rodney, I couldn't get your link to come up on Herschel, but this one worked for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nc2Xs...
That guy was definitely a rhino.
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