Herschel Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, left the University of Georgia after his junior year to join the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. In the 1985 college draft, the Cowboys used one of their two fifth-round picks to obtain the National Football League rights to Walker. In 1986, Walker became a member of the Cowboys after the USFL folded.
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Herschel Walker was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 5th round (114th overall pick) of the 1985 NFL draft.