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Cesare Rubini (2 November 1923 – 8 February 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player.
Cesare Rubini (Trieste, 2 novembre 1923 – Milano, 8 febbraio 2011) è stato un pallanuotista, cestista, allenatore di pallacanestro e allenatore di pallanuoto italiano.
Olympic Games gold medalist in water polo in 1948 (London); bronze medalist in 1952. One of the rare world sportsmen to play at the highest level in two different team sports. Only athlete ever to be inducted in two different sports Hall of Fames.
Cesare Rubini has the distinction of being a top international player in two very different team sports. Rubini was capped 84 times with the Italian national water-polo team, captaining the squad 42 times. He won the Olympic gold in 1948, Olympic bronze in 1952, and a European Championships title in 1947 and bronze in 1954.
Feb 8, 2011 · Cesare Rubini. In 1994, when Cesare Rubini was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame, headlines of his achievements blazed across newspapers in his beloved Italy.
MILAN - Italian sport on Monday lost one of its most famous faces with the passing of Cesare 'il Principe' Rubini, who died in Milan at the age of 87. An outstanding all-round sportsman, Rubini won...
Cesare Rubini holds the distinct and unparalleled honor of being inducted into two international Halls of Fame in two sports that could not be farther apart except for one common thread – the size of your hands.
