(January 21, 1916 – September 30, 1994) Kolberg earned his way into the ranks of multi-sport heroes primarily as a football player, earning a paycheck in the early days of the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers for three seasons. But, he stood out as a basketball player as well in high school and at Oregon State, and was known throughout his days in high school, college and into the NFL as someone who would stretch boundaries of his position and sport.

At Lincoln High in Portland, he grew to 6-foot-4 and around 200 pounds, leading the basketball team to the state title game in 1933 as a guard. He led the football team as a back on both offense and defense during the days before a prep state championship had been established.

At Oregon State, he stood out on the football field enough to earn a spot on the 1938 East-West Shrine Game squad. On the basketball court, he played for legendary coach ‘Slats’ Gill and was an All-Pacific Coast Conference guard. Competing during the era in which the University of Oregon would win the first NCAA men’s basketball title in 1939, Kolberg set a PCC record for most personal fouls during a season.

In the NFL, he played as a back on offense and defense, and as a lineman on both offense and defense. He caught passes as an end and also served as a punter. In the summer between playing in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, he returned to Portland to sell advertising for The Oregon Journal.

Kolberg served in the Navy during World War II. He is also enshrined in the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame.