Bill Goldberg Biography

Fast Facts

• Beat Triple H in September 2003 to become the WWE's world champion
• Defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WCW championship in a memorable July 1998 match before 41,000 fans at Atlanta's Georgia Dome
• Amassed an impressive 173-match unbeaten streak during his first year-and-a-half as a pro wrestler
• His signature wrestling moves: the Spear and the Jackhammer
• Recruited to professional wrestling by WCW superstar Sting
• Became the first player ever cut by the Carolina Panthers during the 1995 preseason
• Drafted in the 11th round by the L
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• Rams in 1990, but never played a regular-season game for them, instead spending time in the World League with the Sacramento Surge
• He later signed with and played for the Atlanta Falcons
• Earned All-SEC and All-American honors as nose guard for the Georgia Bulldogs
• Received a football scholarship to the University of Georgia
• Met his wife Wanda, a stunt double, on the set of horror film Santa's Slay, in which he played Santa Claus
• Collects cars
• Co-owns a kickboxing school
• Supports many charities, including the Sons of the Fallen, the Darrel Gwynn Foundation, Progeria Research and the Make-a-Wish Foundation
• Donated a scholarship to the University of Georgia
• Served as a Humane Society spokesperson