John Goldsberry (American football)

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John Goldsberry

John Goldsberry, 1947

No. 82

Position:

Tackle, guard

Personal information

Born:

November 22, 1926
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

Died:

January 23, 1972 (aged 45)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

John Adams (IN)

College:

Indiana

NFL draft:

1949 / round: 4 / pick: 40

Career history

Chicago Cardinals (1949–1950)

Career NFL statistics

Games:	20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Gerard Goldsberry (November 22, 1926 – January 23, 1972) was an American football defensive tackle and tackle.

Goldsberry was born in 1926 in Indianapolis. As a boy, Goldsberry's father, Alonzo Goldsberry, coached various Indiana football teams, including Wabash College.^[1] The younger Goldsberry attended John Adams High School in South Bend, Indiana.^[2] In April 1945, he became only the third Indiana high school athlete to exceed 53 feet in the 12-pound shot put.^[3] He also won the state shot put title in both his junior and senior years and starred in football and basketball in high school.^[1]

He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1945 to 1948.^[2] He was the regular right tackle on the 1945 Indiana team that won the Big Ten Conference championship. He missed the last half of the 1947 after suffering a knee injury and undergoing surgery to repair the knee.^[4] He was selected as captain of the 1948 Indiana Hoosiers football team.^[5]^[6]

Goldsberry was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the fourth round (40th overall pick) of the 1948 NFL draft.^[7] He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals in the 1949 and 1950 seasons, appearing in a total of 21 NFL games at the guard and tackle positions.^[2]

After retiring from football, he worked as an agent for Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. for 22 years. He died in 1972 at age 45.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "John Goldsberry Gets Football Urge Early, And Follows Through in Big Way at Indiana". The South Bend Tribune. November 3, 1948. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Goldsberry". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
^ "Record Broken by Goldsberry". The South Bend Tribune. April 12, 1945. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hoosiers' John Goldsberry Lost For Rest of Campaign". The Indianapolis Star. October 17, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Captain". The South Bend Tribune. December 3, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Captain John Goldsberry". The Evening Republican. Columbus, Indiana. August 25, 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Goldsberry Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "Ex-Adams High Star Goldsberry Is Dead". The South Bend Tribune. January 25, 1972 – via Newspapers.com.

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