Ben Greenberg

Benjamin Norman "Murphy" Greenberg (June 30, 1907 – October 22, 1984) was an American football player.

Ben Greenberg

Greenberg, c. 1929, at Rutgers
Personal information
Born:	(1907-06-30)June 30, 1907 New York, New York
Died:	October 22, 1984(1984-10-22) (aged 77)
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
Position:	Fullback, halfback
High school:	Leonia (NJ)
College:	Rutgers
Career history
Brooklyn Dodgers (1930)

A native of New York City, Greenberg moved to Leonia, New Jersey at an early age. He competed in football, baseball track, baseball, and boxing as a teenager. He played college football as a halfback and fullback for Rutgers University from 1927 to 1929.^[1]

He then played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a fullback for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1930. He appeared in two NFL games.^[2]

He died in 1984 in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[3]