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Martin Ruby

Player of American and Canadian football (1922-2002)

PersonDied aged 79humanQ6776491

Also known as Martin Owen Ruby

Born: June 9, 1922
Died: January 3, 2002
Birthplace: Lubbock
Place of death: Salmon Arm
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: Canadian football player
, American football player
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1.Stated in databaseFootball.comRetrieved 2022-05-02
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Education: Waco High School
, Texas A&M University

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Martin Owen Ruby was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL), and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He lived in Waco, Texas, while he was a professional player.

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Given name: Martin
Participated in conflict: World War II
Member of sports team: Brooklyn Dodgers
Texas A&M Aggies football
Position played on team / speciality: defensive tackle
Sport: American football
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Sources
1.Stated in databaseFootball.comRetrieved 2022-05-02
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Awards: Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Sex or gender: male

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DatabaseFootball.com player IDRUBYMAR01
Freebase ID/m/02wz3qs
Trading Card Database name ID12487

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