Marshall Goldberg

Backfield Blaster 

 

A Jewish boy from the hills of West Virginia named Marshall Goldberg was one of the most powerful line-smashers and power runners in football. Playing with the bonecrushing Pittsburgh Panthers during the years when Jock Sutherland's men were among the top gridiron outfits on the college scene, Marshall Goldberg won acclaim as a hard runner, almost impossible to stop once he gathered momentum.

From the very beginning of his football career, Goldberg was a star. When his college days were over, he had twice been chosen an All-American and was one of the most sought after players for professional ranks. And in his years as a Chicago Cardinal he gave yeoman service to a weak team. Like most good runners, Goldberg needed some protection and support from his line. His professional mates weren't good enough to open up holes for him. So Marshall Goldberg's reputation grew a little smaller. But to those who followed the game he remained in professional ranks what he had been in college days "Mad Marshall" Goldberg, one of football's best running backfield aces.

Born in Elkins, West Virginia, Marshall and his family were heroes in this small hill town of 7,500. His father, Sol Goldberg, an immigrant from Poland, was a prominent