Trump said Walker, 62, “has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad.”

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that legendary Georgia Bulldogs running back and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker has been nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.

The incoming commander in chief lauded the Georgia football great for his involvement in youth sports and helping military veterans across the country when he revealed his ambassadorship