Today's Tidbit... Seeing Beyond His Troubles

Despite being a man of many talents and having success, it is difficult to consider Irving "Brick" Marcus’ athletic career and not think about what might have been.

Marcus was born in Romania in 1904 and emigrated to the United States as a 4-year-old. His family settled in San Francisco, where he became a football track star at Polytechnic. Upon graduating, Marcus entered Berkeley, positioning himself as a future star based on his open-field running on the freshmen team. Unfortunately, despite loads of potential, he could not escape under a string of injuries and medical issues.