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- J._Craig_Ruby abstract "James Craig Ruby (May 30, 1896 – September 9, 1980) was an American college basketball player and coach. A two-time All-American and All-Missouri Valley Conference forward at the University of Missouri, he took over the head coaching position of his alma-mater in 1920. Ruby coached the Tigers for two seasons, compiling a record of 33 wins and only 2 losses. Both of Ruby's Missouri teams were retroactively named national champions by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Ruby was subsequently recruited by University of Illinois athletic director George Huff to take over the Fighting Illini’s men’s basketball coaching duties.Beginning in 1922 and continuing on for the next 14 years, Ruby compiled a record of 148 wins and 95 losses. While playing in the Big Ten Conference, Ruby’s teams recorded 94 wins and 74 losses and won the conference championship 2 times. Ruby left the program in 1936 with coaching duties given to Douglas R. Mills.Ruby and legendary Kansas coach Phog Allen actively campaigned together for higher baskets to offset the advantage of tall centers. He also advocated the elimination of the dribble to do away with stalling, and wanted the hoop enlarged to 20 inches in diameter rather than the standard 18. In 1930 Ruby served as the president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).Ruby retired from coaching to pursue a career with the Kansas City based, Hallmark greeting card company at the age of 39, he died in 1980 at the age of 84.James Craig Ruby was born May 30, 1896 in Stockport, Iowa, and died September 9, 1980 in Johnson County, Kansas. He married Dorothy Whitney on August 11, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Children of James Craig Ruby and Dorothy Whitney are: Joyce Ruby, born June 17, 1928, in Champaign, Illinois and Jay Whitney Ruby, also born in Champaign, Illinois".
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- J._Craig_Ruby birthDate "1896-05-30".
- J._Craig_Ruby birthPlace Stockport,_Iowa.
- J._Craig_Ruby birthYear "1896".
- J._Craig_Ruby deathDate "1980-09-09".
- J._Craig_Ruby deathYear "1980".
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- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Basketball.
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- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink College_basketball.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Douglas_R._Mills.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Fighting_Illini.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink George_Huff_(coach).
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Hallmark_Cards.
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- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink NCAA_Mens_Basketball_All-Americans.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink National_Association_of_Basketball_Coaches.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Phog_Allen.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Premo-Porretta_Power_Poll.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink Stockport,_Iowa.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Illinois.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLink University_of_Missouri.
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLinkText "Craig Ruby".
- J._Craig_Ruby wikiPageWikiLinkText "J. Craig Ruby".
- J._Craig_Ruby alternativeNames "Ruby, James Craig".
- J._Craig_Ruby birthDate "1896-05-30".
- J._Craig_Ruby birthPlace Stockport,_Iowa.
- J._Craig_Ruby caption "Ruby from The Savitar, 1922".
- J._Craig_Ruby championships Big_Ten_Conference.
- J._Craig_Ruby championships "Missouri Valley Conference , coach".
- J._Craig_Ruby championships "Missouri Valley Conference , player".
- J._Craig_Ruby coachTeam Illinois_Fighting_Illini_mens_basketball.
- J._Craig_Ruby coachTeam Missouri_Tigers_mens_basketball.
- J._Craig_Ruby coachYears "1920".
- J._Craig_Ruby coachYears "1922".
- J._Craig_Ruby dateOfBirth "1896-05-30".
- J._Craig_Ruby dateOfDeath "1980-09-09".
- J._Craig_Ruby deathDate "1980-09-09".
- J._Craig_Ruby deathPlace Johnson_County,_Kansas.
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- J._Craig_Ruby name "J. Craig Ruby".
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- J._Craig_Ruby overallRecord "181".
- J._Craig_Ruby placeOfBirth "Stockport, Iowa".
- J._Craig_Ruby placeOfDeath "Johnson County, Kansas".
- J._Craig_Ruby playerTeam Missouri_Tigers_mens_basketball.
- J._Craig_Ruby playerYears "1917".
- J._Craig_Ruby shortDescription "American basketball player and coach".
- J._Craig_Ruby sport Basketball.
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- J._Craig_Ruby description "American basketball player and coach".
- J._Craig_Ruby description "American basketball player and coach".
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:1896_births.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:1980_deaths.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:American_basketball_coaches.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:Basketball_players_from_Missouri.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:Illinois_Fighting_Illini_mens_basketball_coaches.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:Missouri_Tigers_mens_basketball_coaches.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:Missouri_Tigers_mens_basketball_players.
- J._Craig_Ruby subject Category:People_from_Van_Buren_County,_Iowa.
- J._Craig_Ruby hypernym Player.
- J._Craig_Ruby type Agent.