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Colorado LB Gage Goldberg’s dad is a wrestling legend who played with Deion Sanders in the NFL

You might recognize who Colorado linebacker Gage Goldberg’s dad is.

As Colorado kicked its season off on Thursday night against North Dakota State, you might have noticed a familiar last name on the back of one of the Buffaloes’ jerseys.

Linebacker Gage Goldberg is the son of legendary professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, who played with Colorado coach Deion Sanders in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons in the early 1990s as a defensive tackle.

Now, everything comes full circle as Sanders coaches the younger Goldberg with the Buffaloes. What a fun way to track the passage of time that WWE legend Goldberg’s son now plays for Sanders in college football.

While we’re sure the younger Goldberg will want to play in the NFL after his college days are over, perhaps he’ll follow in his old man’s footsteps and eventually give professional wrestling a try.

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Gage Goldberg, son of WWE legend, commits to Colorado

WWE legend Bill Goldberg’s son committed to Colorado

If you’ve performed under the bright lights of WWE’s SummerSlam, jumping to college football should be a breeze, right? We’ll soon find out as Colorado received a Sunday commitment from Gage Goldberg, a class of 2024 linebacker and the son of WWE legend Bill Goldberg.

Along with starring for both the WCW and the WWE, the elder Goldberg played college ball at Georgia and was later teammates with CU head coach Deion Sanders on the Atlanta Falcons.

The younger Goldberg recently wrapped his senior season at Boerne Champion High School in Texas and is listed at 6-foot, 210 pounds. He also played baseball at Boerne Champion.

With Florida Atlantic transfer Jaylen Wester also now coming to Boulder, Colorado has added some solid depth at linebacker. Goldberg, who’s reportedly walking on with the Buffs, will likely spend next season learning from Colorado’s veterans.

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