Rudy Horn

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Rudy Horn (14 February 1933 – 12 October 2018) was a well-regarded juggler.

Information

He began at age 7 and later toured around the world. He appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show four times. He retired from juggling in 1975 and became a tennis coach. He is an inductee of the Juggling Hall of Fame.[1]

Background

Rudy Horn was born and grew up in

Bundesverdienstkreuz, which is a high achievement award. In the year of 1973, he also was awarded the Rastelli award, which is the highest honor for a juggler.[5] He finally retired in the year of 1975 in the Bertchesgaden, which is located in the Bavarian Alps. This is when he took up his second job of being a tennis coach.[4]

He died on 12 October 2018.[2]

Performances

Rudy Horn was hired to entertain for the following:

  • Circus Krone
  • Bertram Mills Circus in England
  • London's Olympia Hall
  • Savoy
  • Palladium
  • Lido in Paris
  • Ed Sullivan Show[4]

References

  1. ^ Juggling Hall of Fame profile
  2. ^ a b David Cain (15 October 2018). "Rudy Horn Obituary". juggle.org. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ Brown, Sandy. "Juggler's World: Vol. 39, No. 3". A Bavarian Juggling Fairy Tale. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Rudy Horn". Juggling Information Service. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Rudy Horn is 60". Juggling. Retrieved 30 March 2013.