At Elkins High School, Goldberg was an all-state player in both football and basketball and led three sports teams as captain.

He became a two-time All-American at the University of Pittsburgh and helped win the 1937 national football championship. He switched positions his senior year and still earned All-American honors.

Goldberg played in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals and helped them win the 1947 championship. He served in the military during World War II and missed two seasons.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and later became a successful businessman near Chicago.