ESPN released their All-Time All-America college football team on Thursday for the 150th anniversary of college football. On the list, three former Bulldog legends were featured.
First up on the second team is cornerback Champ Bailey. Bailey had a phenomenal career at Georgia, playing alongside now head coach and former Dawgs safety, Kirby Smart. Bailey won the Nagurski Trophy in 1998 for being the best defensive player in college football, and was a twelve time Pro-Bowler in the NFL. Thats a damn good Dawg.
Next up on the second team is kicker Kevin Butler. Butler was the first kicker to ever be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He played under Vince Dooley in the 80s and was quite possibly the best college kicker we have ever seen. Butler hit seven game winning field goals in his career, and was 50/56 when inside the 40. Butler went on to win a Super Bowl with Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears in 1986.
Finally, the lone Bulldog on the first team, running back Herschel Walker. Walker is on the first team with the likes of Jim Brown, Roger Staubach, Jerry Rice, Lawrence Taylor, Deion Sanders and many other football royalty. This list is littered with the greatest football players of all time and Herschel couldn’t be more deserving to be on it. Walker won a Heisman Trophy in ’82 and the Bulldogs most recent National Championship in 1980. Theres no argument of who the greatest Bulldog of all time is, and this list has him as one of the two greatest running backs in college football history.