10 Facts About Cesare Rubini

Cesare Rubini was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player.

Cesare Rubini was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball coaches of all time, Rubini was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994, making him the first, and to this day, just one of three Italian basketball figures to receive such an honour, alongside Dino Meneghin and Sandro Gamba.

Cesare Rubini was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2000.

Cesare Rubini was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2006.

Cesare Rubini was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2013.

Cesare Rubini totaled 84 caps, for the senior Italian water polo national team, 42 of which were as a team captain.

Cesare Rubini won a gold medal at the 1947 European Water Polo Championship, with the senior Italian national water polo team.

Cesare Rubini chose water polo, and he won a gold medal in the sport, at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, in London, beating the Hungary in the final.

Later, as the delegation head of the senior Italian national basketball team, Cesare Rubini took part in the first international victories of Italy: these include the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.

Cesare Rubini was involved with his beloved sports until his death: he promoted water polo formation for young athletes, and was the Honorary President of Olimpia Milano.