Roy Rubin

Roy Rubin


Born:
December 9, 1925
The Bronx, NY

Died:
August 5, 2013
Miami, FL


Career
1948-49 Long Island University (College)
1949-50 University of Louisville (College)
1950-51 University of Louisville (College)
1952-53 Scranton Miners (ABL)
1952-53 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1958-59 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Columbus High School - New York City (High School) Head coach 
1961-62 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1962-63 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1963-64 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1964-65 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1965-66 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1966-67 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1967-68 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1968-69 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1969-70 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1970-71 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1971-72 Long Island University (College) Head coach
1972-73 Philadelphia 76'ers (NBA) Head coach

Rubin transferred from LIU to Louisville, and after graduating, played in the first three games of the Scranton Miner's 1952-53 season, scoring 19 point before leaving the team to take a coaching job in New York. Rubin spent nine years at Columbus HS where he developed an ingenious style of defense that lead him back to LIU as head coach. He revitalized the LIU team, sparking the club to a 174-94 record in his time there.

In 1972, the Sixers were so desperate to find a head coach that they placed an ad in the paper. A friend, Jules Love, recommended Rubin to the 76'ers, and Rubin was hired. The 76'ers lost their first 15 games, and Rubin was canned half-way into the season with a 4-47 record. The team would finish with only nine wins, and Rubin never coached again. He would own and operate an International House of Pancakes franchise in Florida. He died of cancer in 2013.

He married Marsha and they never had any children.

Source:
Obituary, NY Times, August 11, 2013
Obituary, Brooklyn Eagle, August 8, 2013

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