1. Rudolph Alexander Rintala was an American collegiate athlete from 1928 to 1932 who starred in football, baseball, basketball, and track and field at Stanford University.
12 Facts About Rudy Rintala
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Rudy Rintala is a member of the Stanford University athletic hall of fame.
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Rudy Rintala was born on February 6,1909, in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Rudy Rintala grew up in San Francisco, California, where he graduated from San Francisco Polytechnic High School.
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Rudy Rintala gained a reputation as an outstanding high school football player in the fall of 1927, playing halfback on offense and showing skill as a tackler on the defensive side of the ball.
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Rudy Rintala attended Stanford University, where he first played for the school's Freshman team in the fall of 1928.
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Rudy Rintala starred as a center fielder for the Stanford baseball team, batting cleanup and serving as team captain in 1932.
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Rudy Rintala was a starting guard for the Stanford basketball team, and threw javelin for the school's varsity track and field squad.
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Rudy Rintala graduated from Stanford in 1932 with a degree in accounting.
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Rudy Rintala worked as an accountant for many years in the steel industry before going into private practice as a certified public accountant in 1956.
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Rudy Rintala died December 11,1999, at his home in Atherton, California.
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Rudy Rintala was elected to the Stanford Sports Hall of Fame in September 1964 for his baseball career.