Travon Walker makes significant donation to Georgia athletics
By Keith Farner
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Travon Walker, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has donated $44,000 to the UGA Athletic Association through the Travon Walker Foundation.
Walker wore No. 44 at Georgia, and does with the Jaguars, and the gift is part of the Foundation’s #BlessUp44 campaign. The initiative will annually donate $4,400 44 times. The donation to UGA represents 10 of those offerings for 2023.
Walker at Georgia and started at defensive tackle in all 15 games during the Bulldogs’ 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship season. As a junior, he tallied 37 tackles, 6 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 36 quarterback pressures. He also had a career-best 7 pressures in the national title win over Alabama.
“The University of Georgia has made a major impact on my career in many ways,” Walker said. “Without the University of Georgia, to be honest, I really don’t know where I would be at this point. I’m truly grateful that I went to the University of Georgia, which helped instill me with leadership, integrity and discipline. One of the main things that made me contribute and give back to the University of Georgia was just the simple fact that the university poured so much into me. UGA helped provide me with the opportunity to continue my journey and do things that I like to do, which are to play football and go to school to get a great education. Those factors played a major role in my decision to attend the University of Georgia, and I’m extremely thankful about that decision.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
