1. Marshall "Biggie" Goldberg was an American professional football back and return specialist who played for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Marshall Goldberg
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Marshall Goldberg played college football as a halfback and fullback for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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At Pittsburgh, Goldberg was twice recognized as a consensus All-American, and played on two national championship teams under head coach Jock Sutherland.
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Marshall Goldberg played for the Cardinals for eight seasons from 1939 to 1948, with an interruption during World War II, and was a four-time All-Pro.
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Marshall Goldberg was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.
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Marshall Goldberg was born in Elkins, West Virginia, to a Jewish family.
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Marshall Goldberg attended Elkins High School, where he was captain of the basketball, football, and track teams.
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Marshall Goldberg finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1937 and was runner-up for the Heisman in 1938.
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Marshall Goldberg was an All-American in both 1937 and 1938, first as a halfback and then as a fullback.
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Marshall Goldberg was drafted in the second round of the 1939 NFL Draft.
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Marshall Goldberg joined the Navy in 1943 and spent two years in the South Pacific rising to the rank of lieutenant.
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Marshall Goldberg worked in the insurance industry after his football career ended.
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Marshall Goldberg was elected by Sports Illustrated to the 1930s College Football Team of the Decade.
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Marshall Goldberg died in 2006 at age 88 at a nursing home in Chicago.
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Marshall Goldberg had sustained a number of concussions during his career, which the family felt contributed to difficulties later in his life.
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On March 2,2021, Marshall Goldberg's daughter gave her blessing to former Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt to wear the previously retired number 99.