Martin Ruby
No. 47 | |
Offensive tackle, Defensive tackle | |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
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Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
College | Texas A&M |
NFL draft | 1942, Round: 5, Pick: 40 (By the Chicago Bears) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1946–1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
1949 | New York Yankees |
1950 | New York Yanks |
1951–1957 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL West All-Star | 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956 |
Career stats | |
Martin Owen Ruby (June 9, 1922 – January 3, 2002) was an
College career
He attended Texas A&M University, where he was a left tackle who wore #74.[3] His first year as a varsity player was 1940.[4] He weighed 255 pounds.[1] and 6'4".[2] Ruby was named the outstanding lineman in the Southwest Conference in 1941. That year, he led the Aggies to their second straight Cotton Bowl Classic appearance[5] against Fordham University. In 1942 Texas A&M played the University of Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[4]
Ruby played left tackle for the South All-Stars who defeated the North, 24–7, in the North–South football game, on December 30, 1944.
Military service
He was sworn into the service at halftime of the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic.[4] Ruby spent four and a half years in the Army Air Force. He attained the rank of captain, was awarded a Presidential Citation, and two battle stars.[5]
In December 1944 Ruby was a tackle for the
Professional career
All-America Football Conference
Ruby was selected by the Chicago Bears in the annual draft of college football players, in Chicago, on December 22, 1941.[11] He played his first professional game for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns won 26–7 at Cleveland Stadium on October 6, 1946. Ruby helped account for the Dodgers' only score by recovering a Cliff Lewis fumble on the Browns' 6-yard-line, in the 3rd Quarter.[12] Ruby recovered an Andy Dudish fumble early in the 1st Quarter during a November loss to the Buffalo Bisons.[13] Ruby was named to the 1946 All-Pro second-team picked by the Associated Press, on December 12.[14] He was chosen, along with Bruiser Kinard, as one of two outstanding tackles named to the 1946 United Press All-America Conference All-Star Team.[15]
Ruby signed a three-year contract with Dodgers' general manager,
National Football League
The AAFC folded following the 1949 season. The Browns, 49ers, and Colts moved into the
In October 1950 Ruby sacked Quarterback
Western Interprovincial Football Union
In July 1951 Yanks' owner, Ted Collins, initiated legal action against Ruby and guard George Brown. Both had signed contracts to play in Canada.[22]
One of Ruby's opponents,
Ruby was ejected from a September 1951 game with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for slugging Dick Pinkston near the end of the first half.[24]
Ruby was selected as one of six Roughriders named to the 1956
The missing plane's pilot turned back at Princeton, British Columbia, while facing snow and ice. The Trans Canada airliner, carrying 62 people, went down in the Chilliwack Mountain region of British Columbia. Ruby had just finished playing in the East–West All-Star Game.[26]
He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
Coach
In January 1965, Ruby was named head line coach by the University of Tulsa. He had coached earlier at Baylor University and Texas A&M University.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Will Coach At Tulsa, Winnipeg Free Press, January 21, 1955, Page 23.
- ^ New York Times, March 23, 1947, Page S9.
- ^ N.Y.I. Banks on Deceptive Attack To Offset Aggies' Power, New York Times, October 11, 1941, Page 13.
- ^ Washington Post, December 27, 1943, Page 8.
- ^ a b c d Yank Eleven Signs Ruby, New York Times, June 25, 1950, Page 136.
- ^ South's All-Stars Top North By 24-7, New York Times, December 31, 1944, Page S1.
- ^ Gray Eleven Names Ruby, New York Times, December 28, 1945, Page 22.
- ^ Ruby Heads College Stars, New York Times, August 19, 1946, Page 31.
- ^ Hirsch Is Honored For All-Star Play, New York Times, August 25, 1946, Page 88.
- ^ Randolph Field Eleven Arrives For Bond Bowl Game Saturday, New York Times, December 14, 1944, Page 27.
- ^ Players Drafted By Pro Elevens, New York Times, December 23, 1941, Page 29.
- ^ Cleveland Downs Dodgers, 26–7, For Fifth All-America Triumph, New York Times, October 7, 1946, Page 26.
- ^ Dobbs' Touchdown Passes Offset By Bisons' Attack In 17-14 Game, New York Times, November 11, 1946, Page 46.
- ^ Seven NFL Players On All-Pro Eleven, December 13, 1946, Page 32.
- ^ Rookies Dominate All-Star Eleven, New York Times, December 16, 1946, Page 32.
- ^ Ruby in Hospital, New York Times, December 8, 1948, Page 46.
- ^ Football Yankees and Dodgers Merge and Will Play Home Games at Stadium, New York Times, January 22, 1949, Page 17.
- ^ Football Yankees Topple Buffalo On H. Johnson's Field Goal, 17-14, New York Times, September 12, 1949, Page 28.
- ^ NFL Franchise History, http://www.football.com, Page 2.
- ^ Yanks' Last-Quarter Rally Overcomes Forty-Niners, New York Times, October 13, 1950, Page 42.
- ^ Football Yanks Beat Packers At Stadium for Fourth League Victory in Row, New York Times, October 20, 1950, Page 36.
- ^ Sports Briefs, Los Angeles Times, July 20, 1951, Page C4.
- ^ Untitled, Winnipeg Free Press, November 25, 1972, Page 133.
- ^ Jack Jacobs Led Bombers Blast Riders, Winnipeg Free Press, September 4, 1951, Page 16.
- ^ Bombers Dominate Offensive Team, Winnipeg Free Press, November 9, 1956, Page 35.
- ^ Isbell, Ruby Missed Plane, Waco News-Tribune, December 11, 1956, Page 1.
External links
- Media related to Martin Ruby at Wikimedia Commons