Marshall Goldberg, a member of Pitt's "Dream Backfield" of the 1930s and a 1958 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, died Monday in Chicago. He was 88.

The 1938 runner-up to Davey O’Brien for the Heisman Trophy, Goldberg racked up a then-school record 1,957 for the Panthers from 1936-1938. Goldberg twice received All-America status, in 1937 and 1938, and also finished third in the 1937 Heisman Trophy voting. The Pitt teams he starred on combined for a 25-3-2 record, with the 1936 squad besting Washington in the Rose Bowl and the 1937 team capturing the national championship for coach Jock Sutherland, a 1951 Hall of Fame inductee.

Goldberg joined with Dick Cassiano, John Chickerneo and Curly Stebbins in 1938 to form the historic “Dream Backfield”, rivaled by few backfields in the history of college football. Goldberg helped accommodate the formation by switching from halfback to fullback that year so Cassiano could crack the starting lineup. Goldberg’s number 42 is one of eight numbers retired by the school.

Following his college days, Goldberg played professional football for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939-42 and in 1946-48 in a career that was interrupted while he served as a Navy Seal in World War II. He was named All-Pro six times.

Current Pitt football coach Dave Wannstedt called Goldberg "one of the crown jewels of both Pitt and college football."

"I walk past his retired jersey every day at our practice facility, and it is a reminder of the high standards he set on and off the field,” Wannstedt said on Wednesday. “He was not only an outstanding player but also a true professional and gentleman. Marshall will be missed, but his legacy will live on for a very long time."

Goldberg returned often to Pitt football functions following his playing career, and in 1999 presided over the closing ceremonies at Pitt Stadium before the school moved into the new facilities at Heinz Field. He also served the university on its Board of Trustees.