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Olan Guy Ruble

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Olan Guy Ruble

Birth
Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, USA
Death
11 Nov 1982 (aged 76)
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Woodburn, Clarke County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Olan started one of first girls college basketball teams in state in 1943. Served on the U.S. Women's Olympic Committee for 25 years and helped establish women's basketball as an olympic sport. In 1965 and 1971, he was assistant coach to the U.S. Women's team for the Pan-Am games in Winnipeg, Canada. He was the first women's basketball coach to be inducted into the Helm's Hall of Fame in 1967.
by Stan Hendershot

Olan married Marguerite Thelma O'Neall on June 21, 1930.
Olan started one of first girls college basketball teams in state in 1943. Served on the U.S. Women's Olympic Committee for 25 years and helped establish women's basketball as an olympic sport. In 1965 and 1971, he was assistant coach to the U.S. Women's team for the Pan-Am games in Winnipeg, Canada. He was the first women's basketball coach to be inducted into the Helm's Hall of Fame in 1967.
by Stan Hendershot

Olan married Marguerite Thelma O'Neall on June 21, 1930.

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RUBLE
OLAN G.
1906 - 1982

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