Inductees

Ruble was born in Plato, Missouri and began making a name for himself as a basketball standout in Camdenton, Missouri. He helped guide that team to the Missouri Class B State Championship during his first year of high school play in 1941. His junior year, Ruble moved to Lebanon High School and helped the Yellowjackets to a 28-1 campaign. He led the team back to the state finals and a second place finish in his senior season. In 1946, after serving in the Army and seeing action at The Battle of the Bulge, Ruble joined the Southwest Missouri State basketball team, where he was a four-time first team all-conference selection, while leading the league in scoring each of those four seasons. He finished his SMS career with 1,406 points and was the school’s all-time scoring leader until 1967. Today, he is still among the top ten all-time scorers in Bears basketball history.