Coach Stephen Ruby

Stephen P. Ruby – Coach

High School

• Belle Vernon High School Class of 1955

College

• Graduated from West Virginia University in 1960
• Earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education 
• Minored in Mathematics
• Earned a Master’s in Mathematics in 1970

Community Involvement

• Mr. Ruby was a Borough Councilman of Red Hill from 1966 to 1972
• Member of the Planning Commission in Red Hill
• He was instrumental in establishing a Public Library in the Montgomery County area asking for donations from various businesses. 
• On the committee which started a Recycling Division in 1967-68 in Red Hill and East Greenville for a collection area for cans, newspapers, etc.

Activities worthy of mention

• During his coaching years at Upper Perk, Mr. Ruby established basketball camps for school age children as well as programs to give children opportunities to learn and play basketball.
• But Steve is a class guy, a warmly honest young man without an ounce of artifice in his lanky body. He is practical, with a maturity far beyond his years.

Current Occupation

• Retired High School Math Teacher from Upper Perkiomen HS from 1963-1973 and Phoenixville Area High School from 1973-1997. 
• A retired Professor of Math from Delaware Tech in Georgetown, Delaware 1997-2011.
• An educator for a combined 50 years.

Professional Organizations and Positions Held

• While at Phoenixville Area HS, Mr. Ruby was the Chairman of Mathematics from 1991 to 1997. 
• While at Delaware Tech, Mr. Ruby was the Chairperson for the Academic Challenge Program from 1999 to 2011.

Civic Organizations and Positions Held

• From 1966-1972, Mr. Ruby was a Borough Councilman for Red Hill.

Coaching

• Former head coach of the UPHS basketball team
• He is the only basketball coach to capture a Bux-Mont Championship in the history of Upper Perkiomen High School.
• February 19, 1965, the Upper Perkiomen High School basketball team defeated Souderton High to clinch the first and only Bux-mont League basketball championship the school has won. 
• Everyone familiar with Bux-Mont basketball admires what he has done in just two seasons
• He accepted the position of head basketball coach with the idea of getting the job done
• When he started with the Indians, Upper Perkiomen was in basketball bankruptcy. His 1963 – 64 team lost its first eight league games, to the astonishment of practically nobody. Then, suddenly, the Indians won eight of their last 10 games to finish in the first division. 
• He did indeed attend West Virginia, and he did play some basketball there. 
• His rating as a player when he was in college isn’t important. What is important is his stature as a coach. 
• He teaches basketball meticulously and painstakingly, and he expects his players to carry out their assignments accordingly.