Minnesota Vikings running back Herschel Walker and former NFL tight end Greg Harrell won berths on the U.S. Olympic bobsled team in Saturday`s push competition.
Another NFL player, wide receiver Willie Gault of the Los Angeles Raiders, must try again Sunday to make the team for next month`s Winter Games at Albertville, France.
Walker finished first in the 12-man pushoff competition, with a best time of 7.0394 seconds. Walker had the three best pushoffs of the day and was the only bobsledder to come in under 7.1.
The pushoffs followed a week of court wrangling over whether Harrell and Gault would be allowed to try for the team.
They, and two-time Olympic track gold medalist Edwin Moses, had claimed they weren`t properly informed of the schedule and regulations for the original trials at Lake Placid, N.Y., last July. Moses later dropped his attempt to make the team, saying he wanted to concentrate on the Summer Olympics.
The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court ruled Friday that new push trials could be held this weekend.
Saturday`s top finishers were Walker; Jeff Woodard, with a best time of 7.1226; Harrell, at 7.1621, and Joe Sawyer, at 7.2068. Gault finished ninth at 7.3293.
He and others will compete again for a last shot at the team Sunday, when the side-push competition is held.
