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Position: | Back Return specialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. | October 24, 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died: | April 3, 2006 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Elkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh (1936–1938) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 2 / pick: 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marshall "Biggie" Goldberg (October 24, 1917 – April 3, 2006) was an American professional football back and return specialist who played for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a halfback and fullback for the Pittsburgh Panthers. At Pittsburgh, Goldberg was twice recognized as a consensus All-American, and played on two national championship teams under head coach Jock Sutherland. 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. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.