Perspective by Candace Buckner: Why did we ever think Herschel Walker and Brett Favre were role models, much less societal leaders?
Herschel Walker was a great running back. Certainly the greatest to play at the University of Georgia and arguably the greatest in the history of college football. If only it would end right there.
At the demarcation point of voters in Georgia remembering how he dazzled and delighted their Saturdays through the early 1980s while also remembering their ballot isn’t a football trading card.Brett Favre was a great quarterback. Certainly the greatest to play at the University of Southern Mississippi and arguably one of the greatest in NFL history. If only it would end right there.
At the demarcation point of citizens — and politicians — of his native Mississippi recalling how he helped reinvent the position in the late ’80s and ’90s while also protecting public assistance from greedy gunslingers, even if they’re pretty good at throwing footballs.There should be a line. But as sports fans we keep blurring the boundaries between the player and the person.
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