Rudy LaRusso
Encyclopedia
Rudolph "Rudy" A. LaRusso (November 11, 1937, in Brooklyn
, New York – July 10, 2004, in Los Angeles, California
) was an American 6' 7" five-time National Basketball Association
All-Star
.
in Brooklyn. LaRusso, whose father was Italian and mother was Jewish, won All-City honors.
in the second round of the 1959 NBA Draft
out of Dartmouth College
, and played eight years with them and two for the San Francisco Warriors
. He was a five time All-Star.
In 1967–68, he finished seventh in the league with a career-best average of 21.8 ppg.
Rudy had a small cameo role in the Gilligan's Island
third season episode "Bang! Bang! Bang!" as 'Agent Michaels'.
He died of Parkinson's disease
in 2004.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York – July 10, 2004, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) was an American 6' 7" five-time National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
All-Star
National Basketball Association All-Star Game
The National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the Eastern Conference with the best players in the Western Conference....
.
Early life
He attended James Madison High SchoolJames Madison High School (New York)
James Madison High School is a public high school located at 3787 Bedford Avenue, in the Madison section of Brooklyn, New York, and educates grades 9 through 12. It is part of Region 6 in the New York City Department of Education...
in Brooklyn. LaRusso, whose father was Italian and mother was Jewish, won All-City honors.
Career
He was taken by the Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the second round of the 1959 NBA Draft
NBA Draft
The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted...
out of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, and played eight years with them and two for the San Francisco Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. He was a five time All-Star.
In 1967–68, he finished seventh in the league with a career-best average of 21.8 ppg.
Rudy had a small cameo role in the Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island is an American television series created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for...
third season episode "Bang! Bang! Bang!" as 'Agent Michaels'.
He died of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
in 2004.