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Rudolf Victor Ball (1911 - 1975)

Born in Berlin, Provinz Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutschland
Died at age 64 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Rudolf Victor (Rudi) Ball

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Rudolf Victor (Rudi) Ball

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Rudi Ball was a German-Jewish ice hockey player and IIHF Hall of Famer. Initially barred from the 1936 Berlin Olympics due to Nazi persecution, he was reinstated after teammate Gustav Jaenecke refused to play without him. One of only two Jewish athletes representing Germany at those Games, Ball played in four games and scored two goals.

Rudolf Victor Ball was born on June 22, 1911 in Berlin, Germany. He died on September 19, 1975 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, aged 64.

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Carolina (Dagevos) Millin
Because of the Olympic Winter Games this news article (in Dutch) appeared together with some photos. De Joodse sterspeler in de olympische ijshockeyploeg van nazi-Duitsland https://www.nu.nl/olympische-spelen/6380685/de-joodse-sterspeler-in-de-olympische-ijshockeyploeg-van-nazi-duitsland.html

posted by Carolina (Dagevos) Millin

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Categories: Jewish Roots | Germany Men's National Ice Hockey Team | Olympians Representing Germany | 1932 Olympic Winter Games | 1936 Olympic Winter Games | Olympic Bronze Medalists | IIHF Hall of Fame | Germany, Notables

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