Hank Goldberg, longtime ESPN NFL reporter and handicapping expert known as Hammering Hank, died Monday in Las Vegas on his 82nd birthday after battling chronic kidney disease, his family confirmed to ESPN.With ESPN for two decades, Goldberg was .500 or better in 15 of 17 NFL seasons while predicting games, according to the network.
He was a contributor for ESPN’s Daily Wager, appearing weekly during the NFL season and appearing occasionally for the Triple Crown races.Goldberg began his career in the 1970s as an assistant to handicapper Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder.
He went on to become the Miami Dolphins’ radio color analyst. It was Goldberg who broke Dolphin’s coach Don Shula’s retirement following the 1995 season.
At the time, Shula told Goldberg, “You finally got rid of me,” to which Goldberg replied, “Coach, that’s not a story I ever wanted to report.”Goldberg was formerly the host of an afternoon-drive show on all-sports network 560 WQAM in Miami.
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