Rudi Ball
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| IIHF Hall of Fame , 2004 | |
| Date of birth | March 27, 1910 |
| place of birth | Berlin , Germany |
| date of death | September 1975 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg , South Africa |
| size | 163 cm |
| Weight | 64 kg |
| position | Right wing |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Career stations | |
| 1928 to 1933 | Berliner SC |
| 1933 to 1934 | EHC St. Moritz |
| 1934 to 1936 | Diavoli Rossi Neri |
| 1936 to 1944 | Berliner SC |
| 1946 to 1948 | EG Eichkamp Berlin |
| 1949 to 1950 | Tigers IHC |
| 1950 to 1951 | Wolves IHC |
Rudolf "Rudi" Ball (born March 27, 1910 in Berlin ; † September 1975 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) was a German ice hockey player ( striker ) and is a member of the IIHF Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame Germany .
Career
His career lasted 24 years, from 1928 to 1952. He played for the Berliner SC from 1928 to 1933 and from 1936 to 1944, the EHC St. Moritz 1933/34, Diavoli Rossi Neri 1934 to 1936, EG Eichkamp Berlin 1946 to 1948, Tigers IHC 1949/50 and Wolves IHC 1950/51. In the period before World War II , he was one of the most popular and best ice hockey players in Europe. He has scored over 500 goals throughout his career.
Between 1929 and 1938 he played 49 times for the German national ice hockey team and scored 19 goals. At the 1936 Winter Olympics , he was the only German participant of Jewish descent. Since he was considered a half-Jew due to the Nuremberg Laws , he was able to start in the German team without contradicting National Socialist policies. On the other hand, there was not so much distinction abroad and it was considered a success in the policy of the International Olympic Committee . At the summer games of the same year in Berlin, the fencer Helene Mayer was a participant of (half) Jewish descent in the German Olympic team.
In 1948 he moved to Johannesburg (South Africa). His brothers Gerhard Ball and Heinz Ball were also ice hockey players.
Awards
- Bronze medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics
- Silver medal at the 1930 Ice Hockey World Championship
- Gold medal at the 1930 European ice hockey championship
- Bronze medal at the 1932 Ice Hockey World Championship
- Bronze medal at the Ice Hockey European Championships in 1936 and Hockey Championship 1938
- 8 times German champion between 1928 and 1944
- Winner of the Spengler Cup in 1928/29, 1934/35 and 1935/36
- 1951 South African ice hockey championship winner
- Admission to the IIHF-HHOF in 2004
Web links
- Rudi Ball in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Birger Nordmark, Patrick Houda: Biography of Rudi Ball & brothers. Swedish Ice hockey Historical And Statistical Society (SIHSS), accessed June 13, 2013 (English, with photos).
- Sven Goldmann: When Olympia lost its innocence. In: Tagesspiegel . February 8, 2011, accessed on June 13, 2013 : "Ball remained unmolested and later emigrated to South Africa."
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnd Krüger : Arnd Krüger: The Olympic Games 1936 and the world opinion. Its importance in foreign policy, with particular reference to the USA. , P. 76.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ball, Rudi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ball, Rudolf Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1975 |
| Place of death | Johannesburg |