• Member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame.
  
• Led Dartmouth to 2 consecutive Ivy League titles 1957-58 & 1958-59.
• 1st Team All-Ivy 2 consecutive seasons.
• Led Ivy League with 251 season rebounds 1957-1958. Set Ivy League record 17.92 rebounds per game 1957-58 (still stands).
• Set single-game rebound record with 32 1957-1958.
• Played for Minneapolis/L.A. Lakers 1959-1967.
• Played for S.F. Warriors 1967-1969.
• Named NBA All-Star 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969.
• Member Dartmouth Athletic Hall Of Fame.
• Member New York City Basketball Hall Of Fame.

Rudy LaRusso, from Brooklyn, New York, was the classic power forward, both with Dartmouth in the Ivy League, and with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He was the example to which all others who followed would be compared.

In fact, it was Rudy’s all-around skills, and the way in which he used them, that came to define the position of power forward.

Rudy was expert at using his body, not just on the defensive boards, but offensively as well.

He used his strength to out-power opponents and muscle offensive rebounds into scoring baskets. He also set the standard for speed for a power forward. He had quick hands and reflexes, causing many a change of possession, and he was an excellent assist man.

Rudy not only started fast breaks, he finished them as well, and he could score lay-ups with either hand.

His stop-and-pop jumper was also one of the best in the business. Driving down the lane was also one of his specialties. And he handled the ball with the sure-handed finesse of a guard.

As an offensive shooter, he had a complete repertoire of shots, and could score from outside ... as well as inside.

As for toughness ... if you looked up the word in the dictionary, you would see a picture of Rudy LaRusso. He was a physical and determined player, always intimidating, but never intimidated.

Rudy was also an ironman. He played 10 years and 736 games in the NBA.

In 1957-1958 he led the Ivy League with 251 season rebounds, and set an Ivy League record of 17.9 rebounds per game, which still stands.

He also set the single-game rebound record with 32.

He led Dartmouth to 2 consecutive Ivy League titles, and was named 1st Team All Ivy League both seasons.

Rudy was named an NBA All Star in 1962, 1963, 1966, and 1969.

Rudy LaRusso is a member of the Dartmouth Athletic Hall Of Fame, and the New York City Basketball Hall Of Fame.