Walls also served as the head coach for the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL) for one season.
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.
[3] Walls started his college career at Texas in 1979 as a running back and returner and helped the team to the 1979 Sun Bowl and a #13 ranking.
[6] In 1981 he was replaced as a returner by Rob Moerschell but still helped the Longhorns to win the 1982 Cotton Bowl and finish the year ranked #2.
He was a consensus choice as All-Southwest Conference split end/flanker and led the NCAA for receiving yards per reception.
He had an 80 yard touchdown run against Missouri that was the school's 7th longest at the time and is still tied for 15th, and an 87 yard touchdown reception from halfback Darryl Clark against Texas A&M that was the 2nd longest in school history at the time and still ranks as 9th all-time.
[5] It supplanted the 80 yard touchdown pass thrown by Robert Brewer earlier in the season against Baylor that was also 2nd longest in school history at the time (now tied for 13th).
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.
[13] On September 16, 2022, Walls was hired as the head coach for the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL).