Marshall Goldberg
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Running back, Pittsburgh, 1936–⁠38

Marshall Goldberg

Lettered 1936–⁠38 (school media guide)

Born
Oct 25, 1917, in Elkins, West Virginia
Died
Apr 3, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois
Served
United States Navy

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Marshall Goldberg played running back at Pittsburgh (1936–⁠38). He finished second in the 1938 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1937 and 1938. The Chicago Cardinals took Goldberg in round 2, No. 12 overall in the 1939 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.

At a glance

Best season
1938
Consensus All-American
Heisman vote
2nd
In the 1938 vote
Drafted
No. 12
Round 2, 1939 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1937

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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