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“The athletics and the competition, the teamwork, the cama-
raderie, all of the things that go along with competing in sport,
really helped my dad take care of my mom and get through a
number of really hard years,” Brooks-Rubin said.

Rubin, though proud of what he’s accomplished in sports and
business, isn’t the type to try sell you on himself. So you’ll have
to let the people who know him best give the pitch.

Dave Marovich runs and plays basketball with Rubin, and was
part of the 4x400 team with Rubin at the 2019 Penn Relays. Rubin,
Marovich said, is the straw that stirs the drink, a playmaker on the
floor who takes on a similar role off of it, organizing transporta-
tion, tournament entries and jerseys for the basketball team.

“We might not be the best athletes in that event,” Marovich
said, “but Bruce makes up for a lot of that by just his desire to
compete.” Another friend of Rubin’s, Jim Van Horn, has nothing but
praise for Rubin as a teammate away from any sport, too. The
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Grandson Adiv Brooks-Rubin and Bruce Rubin
a professional networking organization in Philadelphia. It was
clear from the first time he met Rubin, Van Horn said, that he
was dealing with someone he could trust.

“The thing that interested me most, and also impressed me
most, about Bruce, was his dedication and his sincerity about
things,” Van Horn said. “He clearly was a person of his word. He
demonstrated a very high level of values and ethics.”
The pandemic has put a stop to team competition for now, but
Rubin sees hope on the horizon. Recently vaccinated and looking
ahead to the 2022 National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, Rubin reports that his 3-on-3 basketball team is seeking
a 6’5’’ baller born no later than Dec. 31, 1946, and preferably, in
1943. In other words, he said, “a tall old guy.” l
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