Spotlight: Herschel Walker

Rachel Margolis Siegal September 6, 2011

SEC football legend.
Heisman Winner.
Poet.
Mental health advocate.
Father.

These are just some of the many different personas of Herschel Walker presented in Herschel on Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. The one-hour documentary is the first SEC “Storied” film in a series of four airing this year.

The film premiered in Atlanta, Ga., last Thursday in front of the Heisman winner’s family, former teammates, coaches, friends and special SEC guests, including Commissioner Mike Slive. Photos of that event can be downloaded here using the password: Herschel or watch a preview of the film.

Rachel Margolis Siegal September 6, 2011

Rachel Margolis Siegal

A part of the Internal Communications team at ESPN, I began with the network in 2010 as part of the College Sports PR team. Always an avid sports fan and not an athlete – I grew up a huge fan of the Hartford Whalers, while also watching my brother compete at different levels. I became the manager of several high school sports teams and continued that hobby into college. While at Quinnipiac, I worked in the Sports Information Department, which led me to a summer internship at the New Haven Ravens, a AA baseball team, and an eventual job with the Athletic Communications Department at the University of Connecticut. After my five-year stint at Connecticut, I spent six years as Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in Providence, R.I. before joining ESPN.