Rudo the Reckless Russian
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He twice achieved point and rebound games. In , the Trojan team retired the number he wore as a student player, number He was drafted by New York and played for them two years and then transferred to San Francisco and during his year there was diagnosed with cancer in his chest near his lungs and heart.
The cancer ended his basketball career, but gave him a life-long cause encouraging cancer survivors and battling the disease.
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Rudometkin was often a speaker for Adventist youth events in the s and over several decades. The Los Angeles Times remembers him as a minister of the gospel, although he made his living from real estate investments and as a motivational speaker. The book is still listed with Amazon. Rudometkin was survived by Carolyn, his wife of nearly 54 years; his sons, Ron, J.
Former USC basketball star John Rudometkin continues to fight on — for his life
Rudometkin lived a block from me for a number of years. His adoption of Adventism, as I understand, was through relatives living here in Fresno.
Cancer prematurely ended his NBA career, but Rudometkin survived it and was celebrated anew. The book is still listed with Amazon. Overview Music Video Charts. You're just out of oxygen. Already have an account? Nicknamed "Rudo the Reckless Russian" by Chick Hearn, who broadcast USC games before joining the Lakers, Rudometkin graduated in as the Trojans' all-time scoring leader, establishing a record that stood for 23 years. I've got a great family and friends, lots of support, but it's trying at times, you know?
Or was he an Adventist during his professional basketball career? Gene Conley also gained great fame in both Basketball and Baseball: That first sentence is not quite accurate.
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In Rudometkin's case, a malignant octopus-shaped tumor had encircled his heart and lungs, literally squeezing the life out of him and compromising a vein that allows blood to flow from his brain into his heart. That led to swelling in his neck and face. The side effects of his treatment included paralysis, Rudometkin at one point unable even to break a piece of bread.
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He lost his hair and had to learn to walk all over again. Rudometkin, crediting his faith as well as medicine, wrote a book about his ordeal. A Seventh-day Adventist, he became a vegetarian. He traveled the country as a motivational speaker. With his wife, he brought up three sons and welcomed two grandsons. Physically, he was never the same as he'd been before the cancer struck.
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But, he notes, "I used to play sloooow full-court basketball once in awhile with the guys. We'd go hiking too, and we'd hunt and fish.
In recent years, however, Rudometkin's health has worsened. High levels of carbon dioxide tend to accumulate in his lungs because he has a hard time exhaling it. He wishes he'd enjoyed a more distinguished NBA career, he says, "but at the time I was just fighting for my life.
I've got three sons that are just excellent kids. I want to get well. I've got a great family and friends, lots of support, but it's trying at times, you know?
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Now, at 69, the long-term aftereffects of the treatments that saved him are threatening his life. May 09, Jerry Crowe.
It wasn't always this way. Cancer prematurely ended his NBA career, but Rudometkin survived it and was celebrated anew.