22 Facts About Herkie Walls

McCurey Hercules "Herkie" Walls was born on July 18,1961 and is an Arena Football League Hall of Famer, former professional American football wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League and Arena Football League and a former Olympian in track and field.

Herkie Walls went to Garland High School where he played quarterback and led the Owls through an undefeated regular season to a bi-district championship.

Herkie Walls won district championships in the 100,220, long jump, and sprint relay.

Herkie Walls ran a 6.18 in the indoor 55 meters which was the fastest time ever by a high school athlete not at altitude.

Herkie Walls led the team in returns with 33, still 10th most in a season in school history, and helped the team to the 1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Herkie Walls set several school records that year including most touchdown reception in a season, consecutive games with a touchdown reception, average yards per reception in a season and average yards per reception in a career.

Herkie Walls led the team in receiving yards that season with 702 on 25 receptions and carried the ball on nine rushes for 146 yards, an average of 16.2 yards per carry; and returned 6 kickoffs for 154 yards, an average of 25.7 yards per return.

Herkie Walls had the 2nd most offensive yards for the Longhorns that year with 1,002, behind Clark.

Herkie Walls helped the Longhorns to a winning season, to be runners-up in the Southwest Conference and to the 1982 Sun Bowl.

Herkie Walls finished his career with 51 returns, which was the 2nd most in school history at the time.

At the 1980 Southwest Texas Indoor Track and Field Championship, Herkie Walls finished first ahead of Curtis Dickey and Carl Lewis in the 60-yard dash and ran the fastest 55 meters in the world that year.

Herkie Walls came in third place in the SWC meet 200 meters in both 1981 and 1982 and was sixth in the 100 meters in 1982.

Herkie Walls earned a spot on the 1980 US Olympic track team in the 4 x 100 relay, but missed out when President Carter boycotted the games.

Herkie Walls was a 7th round pick by the Houston Oilers in the 1983 NFL draft and a 12th round pick by the Boston Breakers in the 1983 USFL draft.

Herkie Walls played in 31 games for the Oilers in the 1983 and 84 seasons, but was injured in the 1985 preseason, placed on the injured reserve and released by the team.

Herkie Walls was released by the Oilers in the spring of 1986 and signed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few weeks later.

Herkie Walls was released by them at the end of training camp that year.

Herkie Walls was signed by them again the following winter and then released by them again during the 1987 training camp.

Herkie Walls became a free agent in 1988 but was not resigned by an NFL team.

Herkie Walls helped the Predators get to three Arena Bowls but they came up short each time.

Herkie Walls caught at least one catch in everyone of the Predators games during that time.

On September 16,2022, Herkie Walls was hired as the head coach for the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League.