Texas A&M Defensive Tackle
He attended Texas A&M University, where he was a left tackle who wore #74. His first year as a varsity player was 1940. He weighed 255 pounds. and 6'4". Ruby was named the outstanding lineman in the Southwest Conference in 1941. That year he led the Aggies to their second straight Cotton Bowl Classic appearance. against Fordham University. In 1942 Texas A&M played the University of Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Ruby played left tackle for the South All-Stars who defeated the North, 24-7, in the North-South football game, on December 30, 1944. He was named captain of the Gray squad for the Blue-Gray Football Classic in December 1945. Ruby was selected as the captain of the College All-Stars for the 1946 College All-Star Game. The All-Stars played the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field, in August. Ruby placed second to Elroy Hirsch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in voting for the most valuable player in the game. The All-Stars defeated the Rams 16-0.
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