I changed over to Relationship as Post Object and that got me what I needed.
Here is a sample that might help get you started.
$author_id = get_the_author_meta('ID');
$posts = get_field('field1_name', 'user_'. $author_id);
if( $posts ):
foreach( $posts as $post): // variable must be called $post (IMPORTANT)
setup_postdata($post);
echo '<a href="' . the_permalink() . '">' . the_title() . '</a>';
the_field('field2_name');
the_excerpt();
endforeach;
wp_reset_postdata(); // IMPORTANT - reset the $post object so the rest of the page works correctly
Maybe this helps someone else.
