{"id":398193,"date":"2024-05-29T17:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398193"},"modified":"2024-05-29T18:04:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T18:04:25","slug":"wwe-legend-goldberg-calls-coach-prime-one-of-the-best-human-beings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=398193","title":{"rendered":"WWE legend Goldberg calls Coach Prime &#039;one of the best human beings&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Goldberg is better known today for his WCW and WWE dominance, his long record of undefeated wrestling, and his Spear and Jackhammer moves. However, some of his early bouts didn&#8217;t happen in the ring\u2014they were in the Atlanta Falcons locker room alongside another living legend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Well<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Off Media posted a video from a Colorado Buffaloes barbecue with Goldberg chatting with Deion Sanders, a former teammate of Da Man when the two played on the Falcons in the early 90s.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sanders said teammates would wrestle in the locker room every Friday, with Prime\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">being the promoter of sorts<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I used\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to always say<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, &#8216;Who wants Goldberg!?&#8217;&#8221; Sanders exclaimed with emphasis and laughter, &#8220;Nobody wanted him.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I guess I have to give him 100% credit for me being a professional wrestler,&#8221; Goldberg responded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bill Goldberg, better solely by his last name in the ring, was a defensive tackle who made an All-SEC team at Georgia and\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was drafted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by the Los Angeles Rams. He didn&#8217;t play a snap for\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LA<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0but suited up for the Falcons over 14 games from 1992-94.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Is Coach Prime The Reason He Started Wrestling? The New Buffs Are Here!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-z2SZrUfQg?start=444&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even then, his ferociousness and aggression shined.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sanders said that once,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0while defending a punt return, Goldberg sprinted from one sideline to the other, slamming into a person so hard he earned a fine of $10,000 \u2014\u00a0&#8220;Which was\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">basically<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0three of my checks,&#8221; Goldberg added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;That shows you that it doesn&#8217;t matter who or what you are. It matters what you stand for,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now, his son Gage Goldberg is\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Colorado, joining the Buffaloes as a preferred walk-on. He played linebacker and tight end at Boerne-Champion High School in Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The elder Goldberg is ecstatic that Coach Prime will be at the helm: &#8220;I love him like a brother. 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