Charles Goldenberg
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Charles R. "Buckets" Goldenberg (April 15, 1911, in Odessa
Odessa
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, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
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 – April 16, 1986, in Glendale, Wisconsin
Glendale, Wisconsin
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) was an American football
American football
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 player. He is often credited as the originator of the draw play
Draw play
A draw play, or simply draw for short, is a type of American football play. The draw appears to be a passing play, but is actually a running play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of the play action pass. The idea behind a draw play is to attack aggressive, pass-rushing defenses by...

.

Goldenberg was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
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 in 1973.

External links

  • Obituary, Professional Football Researchers Association
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