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Menchy Goldblatt
Personal information
BornNovember 3, 1904
DiedMay 1, 1994(1994-05-01) (aged 89)
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight145 lb (66 kg)
Career information
CollegePenn (1924–1927)
Career history
Coaching
1940sJohn Bartam HS
1948–1952Philadelphia Textile
Career highlights
  • 2× Helms All-American (1925, 1926)
  • 2× First-team All-EIBL (1925, 1926)
  • Second-team All-EIBL (1927)

Emmanuel "Menchy" Goldblatt (November 3, 1904 – May 1, 1994)[1][2] was an American basketball player and coach. While a member of the Penn Quakers men's basketball team in the 1920s he was a two-time Helms All-American.[3]

Playing career

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Goldblatt was an All-American basketball player at the University of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1927, primarily specializing in defense.[4][5] He was an named to the All-Star team of the Eastern Intercollegiate League in 1925 and 1926.[4] He was a Helms Foundation All-American selection in 1925 and 1926.[3]

Coaching career

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After his playing career, Goldblatt was a basketball coach. He coached at John Bartram High School, becoming the first basketball coach in the early 1940s. He later became the head coach at Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science in 1948 and coached there until 1952.[4]

Halls of fame

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Goldblatt is a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

References

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  1. "Goldblatt, Emanuel "Menchy"". www.jewsinsports.org.
  2. Wallace, Andy (May 7, 1994). "'Menchy' Goldblatt, basketball coach at Bartram and Textile". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 8. Retrieved April 9, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Penn Men's Basketball All-America Selections". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Menchy Goldblatt". phillyjewishsports.org.
  5. "The Palestra at 90 | Penn Today". penntoday.upenn.edu. August 7, 2017.