Bill Goldberg William Scott " Bill " Goldberg ( born December 27 , 1966 ) is an American actor , former football player and retired wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) between 1997 and 2001 , and in World Wrestling Entertainment between 2003 and 2004 . He is notable for his lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition . The official count is listed as 173 – 0 , although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total . Goldberg is a two - time world champion : a one - time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one - time World Heavyweight Champion , with both reigns represented by the Big Gold Belt . He is recognized by WWE as the first undefeated world champion in the history of professional wrestling , and the first man to hold a version of the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE , later followed by Chris Benoit , Booker T and Big Show . He is also a two - time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one - time WCW World Tag Team Champion ( with Bret Hart ) . Goldberg headlined many pay - per - views for WCW and WWE , including closing WCW ' s premier annual event , Starrcade , on two occasions . Before he was a professional wrestler , Goldberg was a football player . After retiring from wrestling , he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure . As of 2010 , he has been the host of " Garage Mahal " on the DIY Network . Football . Goldberg earned a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team where he served as a defensive tackle . He was taken in the 11th round , with the 302nd overall selection , in the 1990 NFL Draft . He played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1990 NFL season , followed by a stint with the Atlanta Falcons from 1992 to 1994 . After being cut from the Falcons , in 1995 he was selected by the new expansion team , the Carolina Panthers , in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft , but never played a game with the team . Goldberg ' s NFL career ended when he tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis . He had hopes of returning to the league after rehabilitation but , due to his lack of success , wasn ' t considered a major asset . Goldberg has described playing in the NFL as " a mixed emotional experience " because , despite reaching the goal of simply playing in the NFL , he didn ' t obtain the level of achievement that he desired . Other media . Goldberg began acting while working for WCW in 1999 . His appearance in " " corresponded with him being featured in the music video . He was a special guest star on " Hulk Hogan ' s Celebrity Championship Wrestling " . On the show he showed the contestants his various power moves and also how to hit an opponent with a steel chair . He also spent three seasons as host of the Speed Channel show " Bullrun " . In 2005 , Goldberg also starred in the Happy Madison produced Adam Sandler movie " The Longest Yard " , as an inmate , along with fellow wrestlers Kevin Nash , The Great Khali , and " Stone Cold " Steve Austin , as well as actors Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds among others . In the same year he was also the host of The History Channel documentary series " " ' Auto - Maniac " " and later starred in the movie " Santa ' s Slay " where he plays a homicidal Santa Claus who goes on a killing spree on Christmas . In March 2010 , Goldberg appeared on the ninth season of Donald Trump ' s reality series " The Celebrity Apprentice " and was eliminated in the sixth episode . In September 2010 , Goldberg joined forces with Louis Gregory , CEO of Uncle Louie Music Group and Uncle Louie Management when Bill placed " Uncle Louie " on Team Goldberg . Goldberg makes frequent guest appearances on 4th & Pain , a pro - wrestling show co - hosted by Adam Carriker . Personal life . Goldberg ' s mother , Ethel , is a classical violinist , while his father , Jed , a graduate of Harvard University , was an obstetrician and gynecologist . They divorced , and Jed died in late 2006 . In addition to playing the violin , Ethel breeds flowers , and once succeeded in creating an award - winning hybrid orchid which she named after Goldberg . Bill ' s brother , Michael , is the owner of the premier music club in Aspen , Colorado named Belly Up . Bill is proud of his Jewish heritage and refused to hide it in the wrestling world . Goldberg ' s Jewish ancestors came from Russia and Romania . His Romanian grandfather , Marcel , emigrated from Bucharest and came to America through Ellis Island . His other great - grandfather , Willie , was an immigrant from Russia . Goldberg was raised in Tulsa , Oklahoma , where he had a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel and graduated from Tulsa Edison High School . He acquired a love for football early in life and was a bouncer at age 16 . On April 10 , 2005 , Goldberg married Wanda Ferraton , a stunt double whom he met while filming " Santa ' s Slay " , as stated in that movie ' s audio commentary . The couple have one son together named Gage Goldberg . Goldberg is an animal welfare advocate and an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA ) spokesman , and has addressed the United States Congress in order to raise awareness of illegal animal fighting . Every year , Goldberg also plays golf in the Jimmy V Golf Classic and visits with children in local hospitals who are undergoing cancer treatment . Goldberg co - owns and operates the " Extreme Power Gym " Muay Thai and Amateur boxing training facility in Oceanside , California . He also owns over 25 vintage car s , including a Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible , Shelby Cobra 427 , and a Mustang Boss 429 " Lawman " ( one of the two cars used in the Vietnam War to entertain the U . S . Army ) . Goldberg has a long scar on the right side of his torso from a tear suffered during a college football game that required surgery to repair . He also acquired a scar on his right forearm from an altercation in WCW which kept him out of action for quite some time due to the surgery needed to fix . He has a large tribal tattoo on his left upper shoulder ( which became his professional wrestling logo ) and a skull on his right biceps .