@@rockig5529kkklown, just say u don't like him & leave it at that,....he didn't even use weights & thatz public knowledge, look up early articles from hiz college yrz at georgia.u r spewin plain h8 & jealousy ... EVOLVE!!!!,🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
That's insane speed especially at that size. Got to see Herschel run track at Reunion Arena in the early eighties when he was with University of Georgia. Unreal athlete.
Never thought Green ever lost a race. This is insane! Of course, Herschel was the epitome of athleticism back then so if anyone beat Green it would be him. Maybe Bo Jackson, as well
I am 57 and Darrell Green is my favorite N.F.L. player ever. Everyone has good and bad days but I never saw footage of him losing a race. Thanks for posting. Wow, Hershel, like Bo Jackson to be that big and fast in the same package is crazy.
Used to love watching The Superstars on TV. Doubt any current superstars could even appear due to contracts, risk of injury, etc. I have many fond memories of the show.
The main thing is the stigma of being embarrassed in their minds or underperforming'/!!! Loved it when a Michael Jordan would go up against Dominique Wilkins in those 1980's Slam Dunk contests'/!!!
They stopped doing these when the RB from the Patriots ended his career due to a knee injury suffered in one of these events. It was beach football and he messed up his knee, I think his name was Robert Edwards. After that injury most football players stopped doing these types of things.
@RayJ. I used to love the Superstars competition too. I really liked the 100 yard dash and especially the weightlifting. Didn't really care about the tennis and bowling, Lol.
I saw Hershel run in a meet back in ‘80 while he was still at Georgia. It was truly amazing to see a man that size run that fast. He dwarfed the “sprinters”, and yet he blew them away in the 100. Amazing doesn’t begin to describe his speed.
He wasn't that tall... Usain Bolt has like 4 inches on him, and most NFL players too! Running backs are usually smaller so they got more agility and don't gas out like the big boys...
@@v4v819 when he says "size," I'm pretty sure he is talking about WEIGHT. He was 6'1" at 225lbs. Bolt was 6'5" at 207lbs. Walker has almost 20lbs more of muscle on his more compressed body.
@@v4v819he wasnt that tall what does that have to do with anything that was said?? He definitely wasnt short either at 6’1. He was 220+ pounds pure muscle moving like a guy half his size. What is there not to understand about that?
He did not lift weights at all. I remember a book in my high school library written by Herschel Walker teaching all the excercises that you can do without weights. Mostly pushups, situps, and isometric type things. IIRC he'd do 1,000 crunches before breakfast or something crazy like that.
@@CHI-JORDAN-CHI.. Your statement has been proven false. To fully appreciate just how effective steroids are at building muscle, one should turn to the research of Shalendar Bhasin, the world's foremost authority on the effects of exogenous testosterone (steroids) on male body composition. In one study, 35 young men were randomised to one of five groups to receive weekly injections of testosterone enanthate-a commonly used steroid-in amounts that varied from 25 to 600 mg/week. After 20 weeks, the men who received 600 mg/week had gained, on average, 8 kg of muscle, and lost, on average, 1 kg of body fat. These figures are impressive enough, but the real eye-opener is that the men were instructed NOT to participate in strength-training or endurance exercise during the course of the study. Essentially, these results could have been achieved while sitting on the couch. Moreover, 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate is the amount used by most beginner or first-time steroid-users. Experienced users frequently report injecting in excess of 1000 mg/week of testosterone enanthate. In another study, Bhasin randomised men to one of four conditions: 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate and no exercise, 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate and standardised exercise, placebo and no exercise and placebo and standardised exercise. At 10 weeks, the men given 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate who did NOT exercise had put on more muscle mass than the men who were not on testosterone and who did exercise. The implications of this research are hard to ignore: other things being equal, a person cannot out-train, out-diet or outperform steroids. See full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.12433
Herschel Walker was such a stud. He was the kind of running back that could carry four or five guys down the field with him. Strength and speed, what a combination for an NFL running back. He definitely had world class speed but I had no idea his start was so fast.
No he didn't have world class speed. His best 100m legal time was 10.23. At that time the world record was 9.93. There were a lot of people running sub 10.1 in that era.
It's much quicker than 10.4 for guys like this who can actually run properly. Probably closer to a 10.20. The fastest guys ever only take about 0.75s to cover that last 8.6m difference, other low 10s sprinters are still doing it in 0.8-0.85s
He always interfered with the stride of his rivals by running on the line and flailing his arm into their lane. You can see him trying to disrupt in this race. Typical DB... If I had been racing against him I would have insisted that an empty lane separate us.
@Zach Willett "oh wow" That's an original salutation... The OP said something that I agreed with. Green was interminably gushed over by John Madden so much that it was not only irritating but as though Green was running for both President and Pope. My dislike is more about his projected invincibility than with Green himself. And because he and his Redskins lost to my team regularly in both regular and post season meetings during the '80s-'90s YES, I didn't care for him... and NO, I am not a "cowboy's fan"
@Zach Willett I don't know if "forensic" applies... if you want to call it that, "That's on you" And I said I DIDN'T like him... Nor 99% of the other 80's skins. Being a supporter of a rival NFC team, aren't I entitled to that? In relation to this video, Green, humble or not, ran on the lane line in several of these races. I first noticed it in a still photo in a Sports Illustrated about 36 years ago, and I can see him doing the same in this video. You posted a snarky comment and I called you on it. I don't see anything scientific.
@@richardmorris7063 his form broke down early and Herschel's form was solid throughout the race. I'd just say Green wasn't in as good of shape as Walker to compete in that race at the time.
@@SuperChaosTTV nah, he wasn't trying. He smoked herschel within one year of this. Not sure of the motivations but I've seen Green run a bunch of similar races. They were on some kind of points system here.
@@nocategories3398 that proves my point. Green wasn’t in shape for the 100. His form broke down and his backside mechanics were lacking. He didn’t have any juice left.
All those NFL's Fastest Man competitions that Darrell Green won were 60 yards long. The 100 yard dash isn't Darrell's best event. The opposite was always true for guys like Herschel Walker and Willie Gault; neither was very good in the 60 but excelled in the longer 100. Fun fact: in the very first NFL's Fastest Man Competition, Willie Gault knew he would struggle in a 60 yard dash so he lobbied to have the event extended to 100 yards but lost the appeal.
Actually really not the case since Darrell actually ran faster than Herschel in the 55, 60, 100 and 200 in his sprinting career BUT Herschel was in superior shape and this competition included about 12 different events so he held up better in one of the last events.
@@ricosuavepr1207 I guess what I really should have said is that Gault and Herschel would fare better against Darrell in the 100 than they would in the 60. Not saying they'd win but it'd be a hell of a lot closer. Gault and Herschel both hated the 60 because it's simply not their kind of race and Darrell knew it.
Was not that they did not want to feature him. They took a deep I-tailback, and and brought him into a pro set, and did not revamp their entire offense around him. Walker was dynamite if you started him 7 yards deep and ran him between the tackles. But he was stiff and ineffective without that running start and if he had to go wide.
I'd forgotten about this one. I was in HS at the time. The only other race I've seen Darrell Green lose was a 40 yard dash around age 50 to an active NFL WR and it wasn't by much
But it's funny they show this charity race, but why don't they show the worlds fastest man contest where Darrell Green beat Herschel Walker, and Darrell never lost a worlds fastest man contest. Just saying
When they had these events, shot putter and general bad ass Brian "Barney" Oldfield was interviewed before a sprint and said "I'm a few shades too light to win this event."
It is impressive, but remember this was the 100 yard dash. The 40 yard dash was a very different result and IMO, is more relevant for football players. But I agree, still very impressive.
If not mistaken didn't they already do a longer race before this and Darrell ran off and left everyone, he clearly pulled up, but Walker is a beast, the 40 is a different ball game.
Much respect to all who competed in this. Even those knowing they weren’t going to win but still displayed some athleticism. Mad respect to all of them shown here
One of the most undderated athletes of all time, Walker. As a Cowboys fan and huge fan of his, I thank him for winning the Cowboys 3 Super Bowl as well
Ummm....no. He caught Green on a bad day. 8/10 times Green wins. His best 100m is 10.08 to Walker's 10.23. There are 30 players in the NFL who have PB's better than 10.23.
@@sydboskiThey are all garbage atheletes tbh. America is full of garbage athletes. The avg joe on the streets of Cameroon is a better natural athlete than either of these bozos.
I need to post the 1990 competition that Willie Anderson, Gault, Barry Sanders and Deion Sanders were in...Comical how Gault and Anderson made everyone look like they were running in quicksand while Barry and Deion had a photo finish.
@lemontadams3029 Anderson wasn't an Olympic level sprinter but looked like it against both Sanders, Gault waa on another level, and then Anderson was on a 2nd tier and then everybody else.
I'd have really enjoyed seeing Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson run against each other. I know they were contemporaries at some point before Bo got hurt.
@@mk5rob42 My comment was referring to in general, not just straight line speed. And we don’t know if Bo wouldn’t have beat him. If it was setup at that time my money is on Bo.
@chefmarcos well Bo was a better football player and obviously baseball. But remember Walker was very good at MMA, even as an old man. Bo was not a hundred meter guy, he was a 40 yard guy, I'd bet the house on Walker, especially after he beat Green. Green was the fastest guy in the NFL, this is the only race I've ever seen him lose.
@@mk5rob42 You're right. Bo's 100-meter time in high school was 10.44 seconds, and he ran a 10.39 at Auburn. Walker ran a 10.23 and a 10.10 (wind-aided & not official) 100-meter in Athens in 1982.
Actually that is because he came from a very humble beginning. He could not afford weights and did push-ups, sit-ups, and lifted bricks to make his gains. Amazing athlete. Fact not fiction.
The title says 100 meters but it should be 100 yards. I thought he demolisted the world record when I saw the time. Anyway, great video. Hershel was 6'1'' 225lbs . Darrell was 5'9" 184. Hershel was a freak of nature to be that fast.
@finnfinn7703 How could we possibly, or better said, how could YOU possibly know who was fastest when there wasn't an off season competition, until the 1980's? Would greene still be the fastest today?... Far from it. As far as I'm concerned, if they didn't kit the players out in full pads, cleats and helmets, then the race event should have been called "The NFL's fastest TRACK athlete" When they have the NHL's fastest competition, the players race in their pads with their sticks.
Not for nothing, but no need to defend Green, we all know how fast he was. I think the point here is that Herschel won this race and Green even said he pulled up because he knew he lost. Also, watch the race closely, Walker lead from start to finish (40, 60, 100). On a separate note, Walker and Jackson both had unbelievable blistering speed. Bo's legend is bigger than life, but the truth is Walker was faster and the better more durable college player.
Big ups to Green being honest, and not making any excuses. Herschel Walker once said "Bo Jackson nor Deion Sanders could ever beat me in a foot race, so I don't know how they were ever able to run 4.1 40s when I, myself, could never run anything close to that." He was alluding to those 4.1 claims for guys like Deion, Bo, etc are actually bs.
@@tramainesmith6067 There is a video with Deion in it which shows the actual written times for his 40 yard dash. Two time keepers clocked Deion at 4.27 secs and two others clocked him at 4.29 and 4.31. This was hand-timed so if you add the approximate 0.24 sec delay to get an estimated electronic time, that would be about 4.41 secs. That's fast but not top 10 these days. On an ESPN video which they uploaded to YT, Bo talked about his dash being right before track practice with an Olympian so he didn't want to do the dash at all and just entertained the people there with a not so serious 4.3 secs electronic time. He says his coach told him to stop playing with those people and get serious so Bo told someone to bring his bags outside because he was going to do his 40 and run out the door. There were people with stop watches and there was a proper electronic timing setup (most likely infrared beam like Brower speed gates). Bo went full speed through the next 40 and was out the door immediately before they could tell him a time. He said he found out after track practice what his times were. Supposedly some people who hand timed him had it as low as 3.9 secs or 4 flat but, according to what Bo was told, the electronic timing system clocked him at 4.09 secs. That's what he remembers he was told. I personally don't think he was as fast or faster than the current 60m world record holder and fastest recorded 40 yard dash record holder Christian Coleman who clocked 4.12 secs back in 2018, the same year he broke his own 60m record with a 6.34 secs time (Christian Coleman's 40 yard dash is on RUclips too if you haven't seen it). I do think Bo could've definitely clocked 4.3 or maybe 4.2 has his peak but we don't have any record of his times other than word of mouth. With Deion, the card with his recorded times is still available.
@@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Yeah, I've seen those official times of Deion, and I've heard that bull crap that Bo Jackson said about his "track practice times." I don't believe Bo Jackson's story any more than I believe in a Santa. Guys like Bo and Deion are the reason why people don't understand just how fast a 4.3 to 4.6 is. They have people thinking that those times are, somewhat, slow. Even a 4.7 is pretty fast for the average human being.
@@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Yeah, sure. Deion ran a 4.41 40. Were you born this stupid or did you actually have to work at it? Your momma must dropped you head first on to concrete.
Herschel claims to be a vegetarian and only eat one meal a day. He is also diagnosed with Dissociative Personality Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder). One or more of those personalities has to be eating some meat.
Anybody else think bringing back Superstars would be a slam dunk? Pair it with a refurbished This Week in Baseball and a modified Wide World of Sports. That was great television. How else for example would we keep up with figure skating, know who Teofilo Stevenson and Jean Claude Killy were?
Ehhh .. Herschel was a Track star. In fact Herschel was an All American Track perfromer at the Univ of Georgia and won 7th place in the 1981 Div 1 NCAA 100m Finals. Not going to let you pretend Herschel couldn't take down Green with both in the same condition .. Not a fluke.
In an earlier response comment reply for this video [by kidmack3556] he noted the flailing arms of Green in the race which could have slowed down his running stride. I did a replay of the video at half-speed and noted that Walker's arm work, while running, was more in keeping with proper sprinting form, while Green did, indeed, flail his arms while running, which contributed to his slower running time.
That’s a lie, walker never needed steroids, where’s your proof? That man was known to do hundreds of pushups and sit-ups a day. They say he never lifted weights and he was always seen jogging, teammates said he ran 10 miles a day . Now 30 years later , you wanna talk shit about him🤨
No football player runs 10 miles a day or does thousands press ups because are completely useless training methods for football,a game of power and strength.And of course herschel abused steroids,every player in 5he NFL did and still does since there was no testing.
@@scarred10 ok mr. Wizard, you must personally know Herschel Walker, spent much time with him over the years. This was reported years ago and many people who know him, stated that was hi routine because he was obsessed. So per usual , like most you tubers, you really don’t know shit, just admit it🤨
I saw Herschel Walker when Georgia played Miss. State here in Starkville, MS. MSU had a great defense and held Walker to 5 yards a carry! No long runs! Carried the ball 40 times for 200 yards though. Could slow him down by gang tackling, but could not stop him. Awesome player and person!
Herschel Walker 100m... fastest time: 10.23 Bo Jackson 100m ..... fastest time: 10.44 Those are Official Times, electronically timed .. not a stopwatch.
@@cornfilledscreamer614 While it's widely known that Bo Jackson is a homosexual, he is one professional football player that I actually never had sex with.
It is pretty clear Darryl was only running at 60%, he wanted his two points and that was it. If this was the NFL's fastest man he would have beat Walker by 20 yards.
Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker are two of the greatest athletes I’ve ever seen. Seeing them play football and baseball(Bo) as a young man left me slack jawed. Growing up as a Lions fan I was constantly amazed at the stuff Barry Sanders managed to do, as well!
I was going to say that's world record time ... but then I rewinded the part and looked at the words again. It's not 100 meters, it's 100 yards! Otherwise, Herschel Walker would be the fastest man on Earth. Even Usain Bolt's record is 9.58 Yards are similar to meters, but it's ultimately a huge difference. 100 yards is 91.44 meters. Walker was an incredible and inspirational athlete though.
40 yard dash don't work in the 100.....man they put Daryl green ahead of bullet Bob Hayes as the all time NFL fastest...man what a joke ...bullet Bob broke records in a bad track with bad shoes 👟 on😳😳😳😳 and won an Olympic gold 🥇 medal in the 100
Not even close he got smoked in '90 competition by Gault and Willie "Flipper" Anderson and was in a photo finish with Barry Sanders for 3rd can't remember who edged who but time was exact same.
Amazing video. If they raced 10 times I don't see that happening on most of the races. Daryl Green was the fastest in that era of football. Micah Parsons outran Tyreek Hill in one of these recently, even though Parson's, though amazingly fast, has never posted times quite as fast as Hill. Just goes to show you how important get off is. Anything can happen in one race. I'll never forget Adam Venatieri, the New England Patriots kicker, chasing down and tackling Herschell Walker on a kick return where Herschell appeared to be gone. That doesn't happen most of the time either if Herschell had ten do-overs. Anything can happen in one race. Herschell was amazing though, no doubt about that. He and Bo Jackson each had a blend of size and speed that wasn't seen previously and I'm not sure has been seen since. Both were astonishingly powerful too. They each were Earl Campbell and Gayle Sayers combined into one body.
Greene just got faster the farther he ran and could maintain his top speed for a good distance. Which is why he was able to run people down from behind so easily he gained speed the longer he ran. One thing is. Nobody never out ran Greene on the football field
The big fella was a proper world class sprinter. Used to watch him run on TV. A shame Athletics lost him to American Football. But can't blame the guy he became a professional sportsman, to earn a living. And make his money whilst he can still compete.
Bob Hayes, the WR . In 1962, the University of Miami invited him to a meet on their campus, where he tied the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100-yard dash.
Darrell was the type of guy where if he lost once he’d train harder to not lose twice. Herschel had the attributes but he wasn’t the best if the best in his skill position
I never knew Walker was fast, much less ever had a chance at beating Darrell Green. I always thought of Jose Canseco as a stupid hulking klutz, not a speedster.... Interesting video.
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Hershel Walker's shoulders have shoulders.
Comically huge traps are a telltale sign of roids
@@rockig5529kkklown, just say u don't like him & leave it at that,....he didn't even use weights & thatz public knowledge, look up early articles from hiz college yrz at georgia.u r spewin plain h8 & jealousy ... EVOLVE!!!!,🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
I actually think he underestimated Walker, who was damn fast. He destroyed Walker in another race later on.
@rockig5529
Steroids is always the excuse for people who can't build muscle. I have big traps and never used steroids.
I guess you're completely unaware of the insane workout regimen that Herschel Walker did every day of his life
That's insane speed especially at that size. Got to see Herschel run track at Reunion Arena in the early eighties when he was with University of Georgia. Unreal athlete.
Wow! I was there 1982.
Place 3rd in 100 at Drake Relays and anchored UG winning 4x100.
How does his 100 yard dash time here translate to 100 meters against Usain Bolt
@@JohnSmith-dm1wo 10.14 (WR at that time was 9.98) WR now 45 years later is 9.59
Correction WR at that time was 9.79
Athletes back in the day weren't afraid to compete!
Just like today
@@kbanghart no not even close
@@SuperChaosTTV very close
@@kbanghart 😂 I’m speaking from first hand experience. There are guillotines that restrict us and the risk is far greater now vs. then
*guidelines
Wow I'm 52 and never saw Herschel beat Darrell in a race, and I never saw Darrell Green lose a race.... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS FOOTAGE!!! 🙏🙏🙏
That’s why I hurried up and clicked, because I’m like WHAT.
Never thought Green ever lost a race. This is insane! Of course, Herschel was the epitome of athleticism back then so if anyone beat Green it would be him. Maybe Bo Jackson, as well
I am 57 and Darrell Green is my favorite N.F.L. player ever. Everyone has good and bad days but I never saw footage of him losing a race. Thanks for posting. Wow, Hershel, like Bo Jackson to be that big and fast in the same package is crazy.
Ron Brown was another 1
This shows the caliber athlete Hershel was
Yes he is but thru history he never out ran or had a faster time the Joey Galloway
@@derrickwomack3317 dude what are you talking about 😂
@@FameOgHe thinks Joey Galloway really ran a "4.1" 40😂🤣😂🤣
@@derrickwomack3317is Galloway in this video?
@@derrickwomack3317 It was The Party's final command.
I love the old school class of Darrell Green and Hershel Walker. Classy guys!
Agreed 🫱🏾🫲🏿
And now they old
@@kbanghart you not planning on getting old?
@@strikingitrich7630 correct
@@kbanghart then whats the point of your statement?
Used to love watching The Superstars on TV. Doubt any current superstars could even appear due to contracts, risk of injury, etc. I have many fond memories of the show.
Yes, and their egos 😂, not to mention probably restricted by or affect their endorsements
OJ used to win those
The main thing is the stigma of being embarrassed in their minds or underperforming'/!!! Loved it when a Michael Jordan would go up against Dominique Wilkins in those 1980's Slam Dunk contests'/!!!
They stopped doing these when the RB from the Patriots ended his career due to a knee injury suffered in one of these events. It was beach football and he messed up his knee, I think his name was Robert Edwards. After that injury most football players stopped doing these types of things.
@RayJ. I used to love the Superstars competition too. I really liked the 100 yard dash and especially the weightlifting. Didn't really care about the tennis and bowling, Lol.
I saw Hershel run in a meet back in ‘80 while he was still at Georgia. It was truly amazing to see a man that size run that fast. He dwarfed the “sprinters”, and yet he blew them away in the 100. Amazing doesn’t begin to describe his speed.
He wasn't that tall... Usain Bolt has like 4 inches on him, and most NFL players too! Running backs are usually smaller so they got more agility and don't gas out like the big boys...
@@v4v819 when he says "size," I'm pretty sure he is talking about WEIGHT. He was 6'1" at 225lbs. Bolt was 6'5" at 207lbs. Walker has almost 20lbs more of muscle on his more compressed body.
@@v4v819he wasnt that tall what does that have to do with anything that was said?? He definitely wasnt short either at 6’1. He was 220+ pounds pure muscle moving like a guy half his size. What is there not to understand about that?
@@Ken120Hz More muscle more hustle!
@@Ken120Hz Just saying he aint tall for today's standards but that makes his athletic feats more impress cause he did it at average size....\
jose canseco was in a baseball stance LOL
canseco was quick but probably to heavy for speed
Always the meathead
@@oso9809Meanwhile, Herschel made him look skinny
@@beewalk34 yep and probably always a faster runner. Everybody has an optimal weight for their maximum speed.
Jose Conseco the Lebron James of the MLB. 💉💉💉
Man hershel was that fast and strong and barely touched a weight if not at all. It's crazy. He was a monster.
He did not lift weights at all. I remember a book in my high school library written by Herschel Walker teaching all the excercises that you can do without weights. Mostly pushups, situps, and isometric type things. IIRC he'd do 1,000 crunches before breakfast or something crazy like that.
@@JeremyKey80 Think about how much time he could've saved by adding just a little resistance to those crunches.
Yes steroids are amazing.
@@henrymiecz8566 You know how much muscle you build from taking steroids and not lifting weights? ZERO! LMFAO
@@CHI-JORDAN-CHI.. Your statement has been proven false.
To fully appreciate just how effective steroids are at building muscle, one should turn to the research of Shalendar Bhasin, the world's foremost authority on the effects of exogenous testosterone (steroids) on male body composition.
In one study, 35 young men were randomised to one of five groups to receive weekly injections of testosterone enanthate-a commonly used steroid-in amounts that varied from 25 to 600 mg/week. After 20 weeks, the men who received 600 mg/week had gained, on average, 8 kg of muscle, and lost, on average, 1 kg of body fat. These figures are impressive enough, but the real eye-opener is that the men were instructed NOT to participate in strength-training or endurance exercise during the course of the study. Essentially, these results could have been achieved while sitting on the couch. Moreover, 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate is the amount used by most beginner or first-time steroid-users. Experienced users frequently report injecting in excess of 1000 mg/week of testosterone enanthate.
In another study, Bhasin randomised men to one of four conditions: 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate and no exercise, 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate and standardised exercise, placebo and no exercise and placebo and standardised exercise. At 10 weeks, the men given 600 mg/week of testosterone enanthate who did NOT exercise had put on more muscle mass than the men who were not on testosterone and who did exercise. The implications of this research are hard to ignore: other things being equal, a person cannot out-train, out-diet or outperform steroids.
See full article here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dar.12433
Herschel Walker was such a stud. He was the kind of running back that could carry four or five guys down the field with him. Strength and speed, what a combination for an NFL running back. He definitely had world class speed but I had no idea his start was so fast.
Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson were extraordinary football players in the 1980s.
No he didn't have world class speed.
His best 100m legal time was 10.23. At that time the world record was 9.93.
There were a lot of people running sub 10.1 in that era.
@ngc-fo5te but how fast were they at his weight? If he was into sprinting only, would he lose 30lbs?
@@ngc-fo5te You must be a hoot to hang with...jk
Herschel is nothing but muscles! Original Beastmode!
9.37 100 yard is a 10.4 100m. Extremely impressive
Herschel's fastest 100m time was 10.23s.
Green’s fastest was 10.08. There is also another video where Darrell raced Herschel one on one and smokkkkked him. Look it up
@@gavinscott10 Walker was about 50lbs heavier lol
9.4 100 yards = 10.3 100 meters
It's much quicker than 10.4 for guys like this who can actually run properly. Probably closer to a 10.20. The fastest guys ever only take about 0.75s to cover that last 8.6m difference, other low 10s sprinters are still doing it in 0.8-0.85s
Great athlete and a humble interviewee.
don't forget: a total scumbag of a person
And political nutjob.
I'm glad this was posted because dudes think Darrell Green never lost a race lol
He always interfered with the stride of his rivals by running on the line and flailing his arm into their lane.
You can see him trying to disrupt in this race.
Typical DB...
If I had been racing against him I would have insisted that an empty lane separate us.
oh wow two cowboys fans playing tongue hockey
@Zach Willett
"oh wow" That's an original salutation...
The OP said something that I agreed with.
Green was interminably gushed over by John Madden so much that it was not only irritating but as though Green was running for both President and Pope.
My dislike is more about his projected invincibility than with Green himself.
And because he and his Redskins lost to my team regularly in both regular and post season meetings during the '80s-'90s YES, I didn't care for him... and NO, I am not a "cowboy's fan"
@@kidmack3556 very impressive forensic work on the 20 year old video. if you dislike a competitor as humble as dg, thats on you and your people
@Zach Willett
I don't know if "forensic" applies... if you want to call it that, "That's on you"
And I said I DIDN'T like him...
Nor 99% of the other 80's skins.
Being a supporter of a rival NFC team, aren't I entitled to that?
In relation to this video, Green, humble or not, ran on the lane line in several of these races.
I first noticed it in a still photo in a Sports Illustrated about 36 years ago, and I can see him doing the same in this video.
You posted a snarky comment and I called you on it. I don't see anything scientific.
Darrell Green was fast and for Hershel to out blaze him shows he was on another level.
Something looked wrong though,Darrell never really was close. I've seen him beat Walker & Brown in 40&60.
@@richardmorris7063 his form broke down early and Herschel's form was solid throughout the race. I'd just say Green wasn't in as good of shape as Walker to compete in that race at the time.
@@SuperChaosTTV nah, he wasn't trying. He smoked herschel within one year of this. Not sure of the motivations but I've seen Green run a bunch of similar races. They were on some kind of points system here.
@@nocategories3398 that proves my point. Green wasn’t in shape for the 100. His form broke down and his backside mechanics were lacking. He didn’t have any juice left.
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All those NFL's Fastest Man competitions that Darrell Green won were 60 yards long. The 100 yard dash isn't Darrell's best event. The opposite was always true for guys like Herschel Walker and Willie Gault; neither was very good in the 60 but excelled in the longer 100. Fun fact: in the very first NFL's Fastest Man Competition, Willie Gault knew he would struggle in a 60 yard dash so he lobbied to have the event extended to 100 yards but lost the appeal.
Actually really not the case since Darrell actually ran faster than Herschel in the 55, 60, 100 and 200 in his sprinting career BUT Herschel was in superior shape and this competition included about 12 different events so he held up better in one of the last events.
@@ricosuavepr1207 I guess what I really should have said is that Gault and Herschel would fare better against Darrell in the 100 than they would in the 60. Not saying they'd win but it'd be a hell of a lot closer. Gault and Herschel both hated the 60 because it's simply not their kind of race and Darrell knew it.
I always said Willie would beat DG in the 100
@@croplaya Darrel green said he beat Carl Lewis in the 100 meter dash
@@croplaya Willie did beat green in thehundred both times they ran. 😊
Herschel Walker was so underused with the Vikings. They give up all those picks but yet they didn’t want to feature him.
Agreed. Never made any damn sense
Was not that they did not want to feature him. They took a deep I-tailback, and and brought him into a pro set, and did not revamp their entire offense around him. Walker was dynamite if you started him 7 yards deep and ran him between the tackles. But he was stiff and ineffective without that running start and if he had to go wide.
@@bauerj3398 Also Burns did not want him. My Cowboys made out like bandits on that trade!!
How Burns was not fired still shocks me. Mike Lynn obviously made a foolish trade, but you may as well have used him in the I and use him often....
Being a boys fan, still thinking the vikes top brass for the trade.
I'd forgotten about this one. I was in HS at the time. The only other race I've seen Darrell Green lose was a 40 yard dash around age 50 to an active NFL WR and it wasn't by much
But it's funny they show this charity race, but why don't they show the worlds fastest man contest where Darrell Green beat Herschel Walker, and Darrell never lost a worlds fastest man contest. Just saying
@@jeromemccowan1962 exactly.
What was his 40 time?
Superstars was such a cool thing
When they had these events, shot putter and general bad ass Brian "Barney" Oldfield was interviewed before a sprint and said "I'm a few shades too light to win this event."
Wow - what class both Darrell and Herschel demonstrated, this is back when Athletes really were role models
Very impressive for Herschel, especially considering his size. I didn't think anyone in the NFL could outrun Darrell Green in his prime.
There were a few - try Ron Brown. Green beat him on the track but Brown got him on the field in game conditions.
@@christophertracy2807when? On the kickoff return when Brown had the angle to outrun him.
It is impressive, but remember this was the 100 yard dash. The 40 yard dash was a very different result and IMO, is more relevant for football players. But I agree, still very impressive.
If not mistaken didn't they already do a longer race before this and Darrell ran off and left everyone, he clearly pulled up, but Walker is a beast, the 40 is a different ball game.
@@canadiansenseiwalker was ahead since the beginning bro.
Much respect to all who competed in this. Even those knowing they weren’t going to win but still displayed some athleticism. Mad respect to all of them shown here
This is so old school it's the 100 YARD dash not meters!
Hershel Walker not only beat the great Darrell Green he smoked him
One of the most undderated athletes of all time, Walker. As a Cowboys fan and huge fan of his, I thank him for winning the Cowboys 3 Super Bowl as well
Bruhhhhhh,😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Walker being classy for sure.
Jose canseco is like on first base getting ready to steal 2nd
Herschel was special. Always a class act. I remember watching this race live . Yes, i dated myself but i remember this. How time flies.
Before there was Bo Jackson, there was Herschel Walker
Would be great if this came back in 2024. The Superstars, or any of the celebrity sporting events.
They need to bring this show back. I thought it was so interesting…
I would have loved to see Green vs Tony Dorsett in a head to head race - like Hershel, I think Tony could have gotten him as well
Go Herschel.......blows em all away , and i mean all of em ( Bullet Bob the only exception)
Ummm....no. He caught Green on a bad day. 8/10 times Green wins. His best 100m is 10.08 to Walker's 10.23. There are 30 players in the NFL who have PB's better than 10.23.
@@sydboskiThey are all garbage atheletes tbh. America is full of garbage athletes. The avg joe on the streets of Cameroon is a better natural athlete than either of these bozos.
OJ Simpson was faster. OJ was part of the 4X100 meter team to break the World Record while at USC...
@@sydboski Who?
@@maine1898 Glad you asked.
Here are the World Athletics verified fastest 100m times for NFL players:
1. Jim Hines 9.95 9/14/1968 (Dolphins 1969 - Chiefs 1970)
2. Trindon Holliday 10.00 6/10 & 12/2009 (Texans, Broncos, SF)
3. Jeffrey Demps RB 10.01 6/28/2008 (Buccaneers)
Jacoby Ford 10.01 6/10/2009 (Raiders)
5. Bob Hayes 10.06 10/15/1964 (Cowboys, 49ers)
Ron Brown 10.06 8/24/1983 (Rams, Raiders)
7. Alvis Whitted 10.07 7/15/1996 (Jaguars, Raiders)
8. Darrell Green 10.08 4/13/1983 (Redskins)
9. Sam Graddy 10.09 5/12/1984 (Broncos, Raiders)
Anthony Schwartz 10.09 5/05/2018 Browns
11. Willie Gault 10.10 6/5/1982 (Bears, Raiders)
12.Curtis Dickey RB 10.11 1978 (Colts, Browns)
Mike Miller WR 10.11 6/5/1982 (Giants, Saints)
14. Tony Brown DB 10.12 6/7/2017 (Chargers, Packers, Bengals)
15. James Trapp DB 10.14 6/5/1992 (Raiders, Ravens, Jaguars)
Devon Achane RB 10 14 5/25/2022 Dolphins
17 James Jett WR 10.16 6/5/1992 (Raiders)
Teddy Williams DB 10.16 5/10/2008 (Cowboys, Colts, Cards, Bears, Jags, Panthers, Giants)
19. Michael Bates WR 10.17 7/21/1991 (Seahawks, Panthers, Browns, Skins, Jets, Cowboys)
Sultan McCullough RB 10.17 3/6/1999 (Redskins)
21. Michael Bennett RB 10.18 5/20/2000 (Vikings, Saints, Chiefs, Bucs, Chargers, Raiders)
Samie Parker WR 10.18 5/17/2003 (Chiefs)
23. Tyreek Hill WR 10.19 5/26/2012 (Chiefs)
24. Terrance Newman CB 10.20 3/22/2002 (Cowboys, Bengals, Vikings)
25. Mark Duper WR 10.21 4/15/1982 (Dolphins)
Anthony Phillips 10.21 5/29/1993 (Falcons, Vikings)
Jonathan Wade 10.21 5/04/2002 (Rams, Bengals, Lions, Dolphins)
28. Brian Witherspoon 10.22 6//8/2013 (Jags, Lions, Giants)
Donte Jackson 10.22 4/29/2017 (Panthers)
Kalon Barnes 10.22 5/13/2017 Panthers
31. Clyde Glossom 10.23 9/10/1968 (Bills)
Johnny “Lam” Jones 10.23 6/20/1976 (Jets)
Herschel Walker RB 10.23 6/08/1982 (Cowboys, Vikings, Eagles, Giants)
Jamaal Charles RB 10.23 5/14/2006 (Chiefs, Broncos)
There are more.
I need to post the 1990 competition that Willie Anderson, Gault, Barry Sanders and Deion Sanders were in...Comical how Gault and Anderson made everyone look like they were running in quicksand while Barry and Deion had a photo finish.
Would love to see that....
@@lemontfaison4165 Me too!
Post it
They both are Olympic level sprinters
@lemontadams3029 Anderson wasn't an Olympic level sprinter but looked like it against both Sanders, Gault waa on another level, and then Anderson was on a 2nd tier and then everybody else.
What a classy response by Herschel. How humble. I always liked him.
9.37 is SMOKING!!
Wouldn't that be a world record?
@@timmer3724 That was 100 yards not meters
So who does Herschel think represents the werewolf or vampire in this race s/?
I'd have really enjoyed seeing Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson run against each other. I know they were contemporaries at some point before Bo got hurt.
The only man I’ve ever seen (Herschel) that comes close to Bo Jackson. Bo is still a notch above, but Herschel is special.
Lmao 😂 not a 100 yards or meters. Herschel wins that race against Bo. Bo wins a 60...
@@mk5rob42 My comment was referring to in general, not just straight line speed. And we don’t know if Bo wouldn’t have beat him. If it was setup at that time my money is on Bo.
@chefmarcos well Bo was a better football player and obviously baseball. But remember Walker was very good at MMA, even as an old man. Bo was not a hundred meter guy, he was a 40 yard guy, I'd bet the house on Walker, especially after he beat Green. Green was the fastest guy in the NFL, this is the only race I've ever seen him lose.
@@mk5rob42 You're right. Bo's 100-meter time in high school was 10.44 seconds, and he ran a 10.39 at Auburn. Walker ran a 10.23 and a 10.10 (wind-aided & not official) 100-meter in Athens in 1982.
People forget that Bo Jackson missed out by one spot of making the 1984 Olympic 4 x 100 relay team
He could burn.
Under 10 seconds probably
To think Olympic guys struggle to run 6.4 in a 60 is crazy these guys are freak athletes
"Her-shul" was extremely strong but often bragged that he rarely lifted weights.
Naturally strong,gifted ath-a-leete....
Actually that is because he came from a very humble beginning. He could not afford weights and did push-ups, sit-ups, and lifted bricks to make his gains. Amazing athlete. Fact not fiction.
The title says 100 meters but it should be 100 yards. I thought he demolisted the world record when I saw the time. Anyway, great video. Hershel was 6'1'' 225lbs . Darrell was 5'9" 184. Hershel was a freak of nature to be that fast.
Isn’t 100 yards longer? Idk the difference I thought it was almost the same
100m is longer
@@Iamdakid100 yards is like 90 meters
Bo Jackson did!
@@Iamdakid HELL no
Green wasn't even trying. Lmao
Bullet Bob Hayes, perhaps the fastest human who ever lived..
Hayes looked like a monster in full sprint. terrifying speed
Bolt was much faster, but Hayes the fastest to ever wear pads for sure
I've read that the late great Cliff Branch was the fastest back then.
@@kidmack3556 whatever you read was wrong he was never the fastest man in the NFL
@finnfinn7703
How could we possibly, or better said, how could YOU possibly know who was fastest when there wasn't an off season competition, until the 1980's?
Would greene still be the fastest today?... Far from it.
As far as I'm concerned, if they didn't kit the players out in full pads, cleats and helmets, then the race event should have been called "The NFL's fastest TRACK athlete"
When they have the NHL's fastest competition, the players race in their pads with their sticks.
I'm impressed that Darrell Green didn't take the opportunity to fake an injury there when the interviewer asked him if he was hurt
Not for nothing, but no need to defend Green, we all know how fast he was. I think the point here is that Herschel won this race and Green even said he pulled up because he knew he lost. Also, watch the race closely, Walker lead from start to finish (40, 60, 100). On a separate note, Walker and Jackson both had unbelievable blistering speed. Bo's legend is bigger than life, but the truth is Walker was faster and the better more durable college player.
Big ups to Green being honest, and not making any excuses. Herschel Walker once said "Bo Jackson nor Deion Sanders could ever beat me in a foot race, so I don't know how they were ever able to run 4.1 40s when I, myself, could never run anything close to that." He was alluding to those 4.1 claims for guys like Deion, Bo, etc are actually bs.
@@tramainesmith6067 There is a video with Deion in it which shows the actual written times for his 40 yard dash. Two time keepers clocked Deion at 4.27 secs and two others clocked him at 4.29 and 4.31. This was hand-timed so if you add the approximate 0.24 sec delay to get an estimated electronic time, that would be about 4.41 secs. That's fast but not top 10 these days.
On an ESPN video which they uploaded to YT, Bo talked about his dash being right before track practice with an Olympian so he didn't want to do the dash at all and just entertained the people there with a not so serious 4.3 secs electronic time. He says his coach told him to stop playing with those people and get serious so Bo told someone to bring his bags outside because he was going to do his 40 and run out the door. There were people with stop watches and there was a proper electronic timing setup (most likely infrared beam like Brower speed gates). Bo went full speed through the next 40 and was out the door immediately before they could tell him a time. He said he found out after track practice what his times were. Supposedly some people who hand timed him had it as low as 3.9 secs or 4 flat but, according to what Bo was told, the electronic timing system clocked him at 4.09 secs. That's what he remembers he was told. I personally don't think he was as fast or faster than the current 60m world record holder and fastest recorded 40 yard dash record holder Christian Coleman who clocked 4.12 secs back in 2018, the same year he broke his own 60m record with a 6.34 secs time (Christian Coleman's 40 yard dash is on RUclips too if you haven't seen it). I do think Bo could've definitely clocked 4.3 or maybe 4.2 has his peak but we don't have any record of his times other than word of mouth. With Deion, the card with his recorded times is still available.
@@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Yeah, I've seen those official times of Deion, and I've heard that bull crap that Bo Jackson said about his "track practice times." I don't believe Bo Jackson's story any more than I believe in a Santa. Guys like Bo and Deion are the reason why people don't understand just how fast a 4.3 to 4.6 is. They have people thinking that those times are, somewhat, slow. Even a 4.7 is pretty fast for the average human being.
I watched Green play a lot and he didn't seem that fast to me.
@@gmaxsfoodfitness3035 Yeah, sure. Deion ran a 4.41 40. Were you born this stupid or did you actually have to work at it? Your momma must dropped you head first on to concrete.
It was a PRELIMINARY race-- just needed to be in top 2 to advance to next round...it matters only who wins the FINALS.
Herschel claims to be a vegetarian and only eat one meal a day. He is also diagnosed with Dissociative Personality Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality Disorder). One or more of those personalities has to be eating some meat.
Maybe one of those personalities could actually form a sentence that makes sense ? 🤣
Anybody else think bringing back Superstars would be a slam dunk? Pair it with a refurbished This Week in Baseball and a modified Wide World of Sports. That was great television. How else for example would we keep up with figure skating, know who Teofilo Stevenson and Jean Claude Killy were?
Darrell actually ran 10.08 in the 100 but this competition included like 20 events and the difference is he wasn't in better shape than Herschel.
He makes no Olympic team with 10.08
The 10.08s was wind-aided.
Ehhh .. Herschel was a Track star. In fact Herschel was an All American Track perfromer at the Univ of Georgia and won 7th place in the 1981 Div 1 NCAA 100m Finals. Not going to let you pretend Herschel couldn't take down Green with both in the same condition .. Not a fluke.
In an earlier response comment reply for this video [by kidmack3556] he noted the flailing arms of Green in the race which could have slowed down his running stride. I did a replay of the video at half-speed and noted that Walker's arm work, while running, was more in keeping with proper sprinting form, while Green did, indeed, flail his arms while running, which contributed to his slower running time.
Nothing Like a 🙏 Positive Attitude
That’s a lie, walker never needed steroids, where’s your proof? That man was known to do hundreds of pushups and sit-ups a day. They say he never lifted weights and he was always seen jogging, teammates said he ran 10 miles a day . Now 30 years later , you wanna talk shit about him🤨
Although he was riding around campus in a brand new Firebird...
Thousands of pushups and sit ups
No football player runs 10 miles a day or does thousands press ups because are completely useless training methods for football,a game of power and strength.And of course herschel abused steroids,every player in 5he NFL did and still does since there was no testing.
@@scarred10 and you know this how?
@@scarred10 ok mr. Wizard, you must personally know Herschel Walker, spent much time with him over the years. This was reported years ago and many people who know him, stated that was hi routine because he was obsessed. So per usual , like most you tubers, you really don’t know shit, just admit it🤨
I saw Herschel Walker when Georgia played Miss. State here in Starkville, MS. MSU had a great defense and held Walker to 5 yards a carry! No long runs! Carried the ball 40 times for 200 yards though. Could slow him down by gang tackling, but could not stop him. Awesome player and person!
I like how Sullivan didn't even bother to take his sunglasses off.
or his flip flops LOL
@@evsta100😂😂😂😂
probably would have lit a cigarette if he had one
HERSCHEL!!! Best athlete to ever live.
Canseco learned steroids don't make you run fast 🤣
fast enough to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs in the same season
@@jpowers55 1st to ever do so
Actually, they do help you run faster. That’s why they’re so prevalent in track and field.
You’re right they don’t make you fast, but they definitely make you faster.
Rare to see Darrell Green lose! He was really really fast!
Haha.
Sincerely,
B. Jackson
Herschel Walker 100m... fastest time: 10.23
Bo Jackson 100m ..... fastest time: 10.44
Those are Official Times, electronically timed .. not a stopwatch.
That's what i said when Bo iinjured his hip.
Haha!
@@jesses5463 Did you say that before or after you drank a quart of come?
Haha!
@@cornfilledscreamer614 While it's widely known that Bo Jackson is a homosexual, he is one professional football player that I actually never had sex with.
Bro was fast but not as fast as Bo period
100 yards in 9:37 at 220 lbs is unreal
It is pretty clear Darryl was only running at 60%, he wanted his two points and that was it. If this was the NFL's fastest man he would have beat Walker by 20 yards.
Herschel Walker was a UNIT!
Apparently never lifted weights either
Hundreds and hundreds of pushups and sit-ups
Herschel is still a beast today!
Whoa..Hershel best Darrell...would have loved to see Bo in that race...and Deion...😉👏✌
Bo Jackson would’ve won Olympic 🥇
Herschel was a tremendous athlete in his day. I read he didn't lift weights, but did an outrageous number of pushups and setups every day. Amazing.
Thousands of both
I miss the sportsmanship and politeness to fellow competitors. Seems like we don't see enough of it these days.
I like this version of Hershel Walker.......he simply isn't a politician........
Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker are two of the greatest athletes I’ve ever seen. Seeing them play football and baseball(Bo) as a young man left me slack jawed. Growing up as a Lions fan I was constantly amazed at the stuff Barry Sanders managed to do, as well!
Legend has it that Danny Sullivan is still closing in on the finish line.
Herschel thought "Werewolves & Vampires" were chasing him!
Those were on the video. You didn't see them? Must be only available to those
with RUclips Premium plans. Lol
Yes, but Derrell got him convincingly the next time
I was going to say that's world record time ... but then I rewinded the part and looked at the words again. It's not 100 meters, it's 100 yards!
Otherwise, Herschel Walker would be the fastest man on Earth. Even Usain Bolt's record is 9.58
Yards are similar to meters, but it's ultimately a huge difference. 100 yards is 91.44 meters.
Walker was an incredible and inspirational athlete though.
Bo Jackson fastest athlete I’ve ever seen.
Holy crap 9.3!! The man is a legend.
That is 100 yards not to be confused with 100 meters they run in the olympics. Still very fast.
Walker and Bo Jackson were just beasts! Walker never used weights....crazy huh? 😮
1,000 push ups a day so I’ve read 🤷🏻♂️
40 yard dash don't work in the 100.....man they put Daryl green ahead of bullet Bob Hayes as the all time NFL fastest...man what a joke ...bullet Bob broke records in a bad track with bad shoes 👟 on😳😳😳😳 and won an Olympic gold 🥇 medal in the 100
Joey Galloway was faster in the 100 meter dash or 100 yard dash then both I rest my case
Clock malfunctioned in that race but I remember that 9.23.
@@ricosuavepr1207 Joey was a god in cleats period
No Galloway was not
False start and no wind reading plus clock malfunction
Deon sander played off of him in football
Wish they would bring back the SuperStars!! 😊
Deion was faster
Not even close he got smoked in '90 competition by Gault and Willie "Flipper" Anderson and was in a photo finish with Barry Sanders for 3rd can't remember who edged who but time was exact same.
@@ricosuavepr1207 Barry Sanders
@sydboski Yea, I still have that tape they said Deion paid to have them removed from the net🤦🤦
@@ricosuavepr1207 What?!? Really? Sounds like something Deion would do.
After watching this again, a Herschel Georgia highlight real from Jsn, the best highlight channel on all of RUclips, would be amazing
Through one quarter of the race, I needed binoculars just to see Jose and Daniel
Herschel was a beast...We loved him here in philly. He supposedly never lifted weights...
BTW Jose Canseco was a 40/40 guy. So he could run. But next to Green and Walker- NO CHANCE
Bo Jackson runs past all
Herschel up there with Bo as one of the greatest athletes in sports.
Herschel is a tremendous athlete.
Bro that dude has traps for days - dayum, what a monster athlete
He states he never lifted weights and that was all from body weight workouts, I find that hard to believe.
He got lucky to beat Darrell green cause Darrell smokes his balls in the NFL speed contest.
And Bo Jackson could beat Usain Bolt
I would have liked to have seen Bo Jackson in this race
Amazing video. If they raced 10 times I don't see that happening on most of the races. Daryl Green was the fastest in that era of football. Micah Parsons outran Tyreek Hill in one of these recently, even though Parson's, though amazingly fast, has never posted times quite as fast as Hill. Just goes to show you how important get off is. Anything can happen in one race. I'll never forget Adam Venatieri, the New England Patriots kicker, chasing down and tackling Herschell Walker on a kick return where Herschell appeared to be gone. That doesn't happen most of the time either if Herschell had ten do-overs. Anything can happen in one race. Herschell was amazing though, no doubt about that. He and Bo Jackson each had a blend of size and speed that wasn't seen previously and I'm not sure has been seen since. Both were astonishingly powerful too. They each were Earl Campbell and Gayle Sayers combined into one body.
Daryll Greene was the fastest game on his team when he was old. Quite an accomplishment for Walker to beat him
Greene just got faster the farther he ran and could maintain his top speed for a good distance. Which is why he was able to run people down from behind so easily he gained speed the longer he ran. One thing is. Nobody never out ran Greene on the football field
Bo Jackson out ran everyone
@@moheganson Jackson never got to play against Greene. So we will never know
Hershel's Traps were sick! He was a bodybuilder type, devastating, supreme athlete, bar none!!!
He's a freaking beast !!!! His workout regimen is crazy !! 😮
The big fella was a proper world class sprinter. Used to watch him run on TV. A shame Athletics lost him to American Football. But can't blame the guy he became a professional sportsman, to earn a living. And make his money whilst he can still compete.
Bob Hayes, the WR . In 1962, the University of Miami invited him to a meet on their campus, where he tied the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100-yard dash.
Canseco wrote in in his book that he himself could run a 3.9 forty yard dash😂.
He meant a 3.9 fourteen yard dash
Darrell was the type of guy where if he lost once he’d train harder to not lose twice. Herschel had the attributes but he wasn’t the best if the best in his skill position
I never knew Walker was fast, much less ever had a chance at beating Darrell Green.
I always thought of Jose Canseco as a stupid hulking klutz, not a speedster....
Interesting video.
Trust me I don't think Hershel was faster than green but he was fast.
Walker was a physical freak of nature. Sad that his career was cut short, but the best die young ( in their careers )