Ronald Green (basketball)
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Ronald Green (רוני גרין; August 5, 1944 – July 2012) was an American basketball player. He played the forward position.
Biography
Green was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and was Jewish.[2][3][4][5] He was raised by Morris and Florence Green.[5] He was 6' 6" (198 cm) tall.[1] His son Erin Green also played professional basketball in Israel.[6]
He attended
Green attended Vanderbilt University (B.A. in Business Administration, '66; MBA University of Miami , '69), on a full scholarship.[7][1][5] He played for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 1963–66.[1][8][9][10][11][12] In 1964–65, the team won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship.[5]
He played basketball for Team USA in the 1965 Maccabiah Games alongside Tal Brody and Steve Chubin, winning a gold medal, and in the 1969 Maccabiah Games alongside Steve Kaplan, Jack Langer, and Neal Walk, winning a silver medal.[13][14][15]
Green played professionally in the
After playing basketball abroad, and marrying an Israeli nurse, Green returned to Miami to work with Green Brothers Food Brokerage, as well as an account manager with Buitoni and Häagen-Dazs.[5][19] Green suffered from a rare disease known as multiple system atrophy.[5] Green married Carol Litman, a high school English teacher, in 1983. She cared for him as MSA took his life.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ron Green College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Jessie Silver (October 6, 1967). "Athletes and Sports Events of the Past Year". The Detroit Jewish News.
- ^ Jessie and Roy Silver (April 6, 1965). "Sports by Silver", The Jewish Transcript.
- ^ Jessie and Roy Silver (January 15, 1965). "Jews in Sports". The Detroit Jewish News.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ronald Green Obituary". The Miami Herald. July 26, 2012.
- ^ Liran Jakob Rosenfeld (June 13, 2018). "An Interview with the Best Corporate Immigration Attorney I Know". PassRight.
- ^ 2007–08 Vanderbilt Basketball; Records and History
- ^ "Jerry Southwood an essential piece of impressive three-year run by Commodores". Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. February 11, 2015.
- ^ Clyde Lee (March 21, 2007). "Vandy Makes Elite Eight in 1965". Vanderbilt University Athletics – Official Athletics Website.
- ^ Don Yates (January 18, 2005). "Flashback: The Great Start of 1965–66". Vandy247.
- ^ 2013–14 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book. 2013.
- ^ Don Yates (November 25, 2004). "Five great season openers in Vanderbilt history". Vandy247.
- ^ "Dave Newmark Turns Pro ... Maccabiah and ABA Stars". The Detroit Jewish News. July 5, 1968.
- ^ "U.S. FIVE TAKES TITLE IN ISRAEL; Tops Host Team, 74-66, for Maccabiah Gold Medal" (PDF).
- ^ "U.S. Cage Team For Maccabiah". Jewish Post. April 25, 1969.
- ^ "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | כדורסל ישראלי | עונת 1970–71 | מכבי תל אביב | רוני גרין". basket.co.il.
- ^ "הנ י גרי2)! מטה ־ _נדורסלן _אמריסני נוסף במכבי ת"א | מעריב | 16 יולי 1970 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il.
- ^ "טופ 20 קצת אחר". www.cadursela.co.il.
- ^ "Will Ronnie Green Go Back?". Jewish Post. July 23, 1971.