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Draft:Moe Rubenstein

Moe Rubenstein
Born
Maurice Rubenstein

(1905-03-16)March 16, 1905
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 2001(2001-02-03) (aged 95)
Seminole, Florida, U.S.
Alma materGeneva College
OccupationsHigh school football, basketball, and baseball coach; athletic director; teacher
Known forLongtime coach and athletic director at Ambridge High School
SpouseSally Walters
Children1

Maurice "Moe" Rubenstein (March 16, 1905 – February 3, 2001) was an American high school football, basketball, and baseball coach, athletic director, and teacher at Ambridge High School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He coached the Ambridge football team from 1929 through 1950. His obituary in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported a career record of 146–32–10, and his teams never had a losing season.[1]

Rubenstein coached basketball at Ambridge from 1929 through 1946, compiling a record of 260–99–1 and winning six section titles. His baseball teams won two sectional championships.[2]

Rubenstein was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame, the Pittsburgh Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame. He also received the Geneva College Distinguished Service Award. In 1977, Ambridge High School renamed its football stadium Moe Rubenstein Stadium.[1][3]

He is credited with helping numerous high school athletes obtain college scholarships.[4]

Rubenstein married Sally Walters on August 18, 1929. She later owned the Stork's Nest Children's Clothing Store on Merchant Avenue in Ambridge. They had one child, Arlene.[1]

Early life

Rubenstein was born on March 16, 1905, in Pittsburgh, the son of Lazar and Annie Rubenstein. Lazar had emigrated from the Ukrainian village of Pliskov and worked as a carpenter.[5] As one of the original settlers from Pliskov around 1900, Lazar Rubenstein invited fellow villagers to Pittsburgh, where they stayed in the Rubenstein home until finding housing elsewhere. Pittsburgh subsequently became home to a large community of families who had emigrated from Pliskov.[6]

Rubenstein grew up in Pittsburgh's Hill District and attended the now-defunct Fifth Avenue High School. He graduated after earning nine varsity letters and being named All-City in baseball, basketball, and football.[4]

Rubenstein attended Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. During his senior year, he was captain of the basketball and baseball teams. He did not earn a varsity letter in football. He graduated in 1928.[3][2]

Coaching career

After graduating from college, Rubenstein was hired by Ambridge High School as its head basketball coach and assistant football coach. He became head football coach in 1929.[4]

Rubenstein coached football through 1950. His football teams won a WPIAL championship in 1932 and five Beaver County championships. He also coached basketball from 1929 through 1946, compiling a record of 260–99–1 and winning six section titles, while his baseball teams won two sectional championships.[2] He had a reputation as a strict disciplinarian who never used profanity and required his players to maintain good grades.[4] During his 19 years as basketball coach, he was never assessed a technical foul.[7]

Rubenstein is credited with helping athletes from Ambridge and neighboring high schools obtain college scholarships. He contacted University of Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant to recommend Beaver Falls High School quarterback Joe Namath, who later played for Alabama and the New York Jets of the National Football League.[4]

Several of Rubenstein's players went on to notable careers in football. John Michelosen played quarterback at Ambridge before becoming the starting quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from 1935 through 1937 under coach Jock Sutherland. He played on Pitt's national championship teams in 1936 and 1937 and started in the Panthers' 21–0 victory over Washington in the 1937 Rose Bowl. In 1948, Michelosen became head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers at age 32, making him the youngest NFL head coach in the league's modern era at the time. He coached the Steelers through 1951 and served as head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1955 through 1965. Michelosen was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.[8]

After retiring from coaching, Rubenstein continued teaching mathematics and physical education at Ambridge High School until 1964.[2]

Later life and honors

In 1967, Rubenstein moved to Hollywood, Florida, with his wife, Sally. He enjoyed playing golf and continued working as a substitute teacher into his early 90s.[1]

Rubenstein was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.[2] He was also inducted into the Pittsburgh Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and the Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame, and received the Geneva College Distinguished Service Award.[1][3] Ambridge High School renamed its football stadium Moe Rubenstein Stadium in 1977.[1]

Shortly before his death, Rubenstein moved to Seminole, Florida. He died on February 3, 2001, at age 95.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Emert, Rich (February 6, 2001). "Maurice Rubenstein". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Moe Rubenstein". Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Moe Rubenstein (2020)". Geneva College Athletics Hall of Fame. Geneva College. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e Barrickman, Bob (September 2, 1999). "Rubenstein Set the Coaching Standard at Ambridge". The Times/Beaver Newspapers.
  5. ^ Birth record, Pittsburgh Department of Public Health. The record lists his father's first name as "Louis" and his occupation as carpenter. Other sources give his name as Lazar; Louis was likely an Americanized form. The birth certificate also spells the surname as "Rubinstein".
  6. ^ Feldman, Jacob (1986). The Jewish Experience in Western Pennsylvania: A History, 1755–1945. Pittsburgh: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. p. 148.
  7. ^ Bires, Mike (October 24, 2018). "Moe Was a Legend". Beaver County Times.
  8. ^ "John Michelosen". Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 8, 2026.

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