Cesare Rubibi (born 1923), holds the distinct and unparalleled honour of beeing inducted into
two International Halls of Fame in two Sports; Water Polo and Basketball. In Basketball as both a player abd a coach from
1941 to 1978, he won
15 Italian National Championships. In Water Polo
Rubini won the gold medals at the
1947 European Championship and the next year the gold at
London 1948 Olympics. In
1952 he won the bronze at
Helsinki Olympics and in
1954 the bronze at the European Championships. During his career, he won six Italian Championships as a player and coach for
Canottieri Olona Milano, Rari Nantes Napoli and Rari Nantes Camogli. Source: Sport
Illustrato 12 Aprile 1956; http://www.ishof.org/