He is often credited as the originator of the draw play by forcing Sid Luckman to hand off with his blitzing.
[1] Goldenberg was born in Odessa, Russian Empire, and was Jewish.
[2][3] He and his family immigrated to Wisconsin in the United States when he was four years of age.
[8] Goldenberg is one of ten players who were named to the National Football League 1930s All-Decade Team who have not been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He was named "Outstanding Jewish Athlete of All Time" by the Green Bay B'nai B'rith Lodge in 1969, inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1972,[4][9] and elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1973.