No snark for this. Just condolences to the family:

Marshall Goldberg, one of the greatest running backs in college football history and a member of Pitt’s famed “Dream Backfield” of the 1930s, died Monday at the age of 88 in Chicago, where he made his home.

Goldberg played professional football for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939-42 and in 1946-48 and was named All-Pro six times, in a career that was interrupted while he served as a Navy Seal in World War II. His interception against the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the Cardinals’ only NFL championship in 1947. The Cardinals retired his No. 99.

During his storied career at Pitt, Goldberg gained 1,957 yards between 1936 and 1938, a school record that stood until Tony Dorsett broke it in 1974. Goldberg was a two-time All-American, third in the Heisman balloting in 1937, and runner-up for the Heisman in 1938. In 1958, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Playing under legendary coach Jock Sutherland, Goldberg led Pitt to a three-year record of 25-3-2 and national championships in 1936 and 1937.

“Marshall was a Pitt sports legend, a devoted member of the University’s Board of Trustees, and an outstanding human being,” said University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg. “We feel privileged to have played a role in Marshall’s life as he was learning, growing, and building the foundation for all of the good things that followed his many contributions to Pitt athletics. We are saddened by the loss of a good friend, and our deepest sympathies are with Marshall’s family.”

He’s one of only 8 retired numbers at Pitt.