Rudy LaRusso

Rudy LaRusso
No. 35
	Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	November 11, 1937; Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Died	July 9, 2004 (aged 66); Los Angeles, California
High school	James Madison (New York)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Dartmouth
NBA Draft	1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
	Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Pro career	1959–1969
League	NBA
Career history
1959–1967	Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1969	San Francisco Warriors
Career highlights and awards
	5× NBA All-Star (1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969);
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,507 (16.9 ppg)
Rebounds	6,936 (10.2 rpg)
Assists	1,556 (2.3 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rudolph "Rudy" A. LaRusso (November 11, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York – July 9, 2004, in Los Angeles, California) was an American 6' 7" five-time National Basketball Association All-Star.

[edit] Early life

He attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn. LaRusso, whose father was Italian and mother was Jewish, won All-City honors.

He was taken by the Minneapolis Lakers in the second round of the 1959 NBA Draft out of Dartmouth College, and played eight years with them and two for the San Francisco Warriors. He was a five time All-Star.

In 1967–68, he finished seventh in the league with a career-best average of 21.8 ppg.

Rudy had a small cameo role in the Gilligan's Island third season episode "Bang! Bang! Bang!" as 'Agent Michaels'.

He died of Parkinson's disease in 2004.