Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted August 6, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 6, 2015 JOHN RUDOMETKIN has died. He was a famous basketball player in Los Angeles in the '70s. I believe he was also an Adventist all that time. When my family and I went to church in 2004 near Weimar, California, we saw him. He taught the Sabbath school class we attended. And the L.A.Times obituary today said he died in the town of Newcastle, California (which is a suburb of Auburn), of chronic pulmonary disease. There was a book written about John Rudometkin entitled "RUDY THE RECKLESS RUSSIAN," telling of his basketball accomplishments. My son, an aspiring basketball player, read that book from cover to cover when he was a teenager. Kevin H and Stan 2 Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kevin H Posted August 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted August 7, 2015 I remember the book. Sad to hear of his death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted August 14, 2015 Members Share Posted August 14, 2015 Sorry to hear this. I don't recall the book, but the name is familiar? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jeannieb43 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Moderators Share Posted December 3, 2015 The latest AdventistToday online has a good article about Rudometkin. It says he accomplished more in basketball than any other Adventist has ever done. He was an Adventist all his life, and was very much loved in basketball in the '60s and '70s. Quote Jeannie<br /><br /><br />...Change is inevitable; growth is optional.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kevin H Posted December 4, 2015 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2015 There is another Adventist who was a basketball and baseball star. He is still alive; Gene Conley. I was never a big sports fan but as I child I remember reading "Rudo the Reckless Russian". I believe that Gene became a Seventh-day Adventist after he retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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