Mr. Ruby, an Anderson football booster, is known by most of the school's athletes. I really look at it as if I'm attending the Jeff Ruby school of culinary entertainment. Word has gotten out about Mr. Ruby's generosity. They also love the free dinners and introductions to sports greats. People love him.
People have nothing but respect.
Mr. Ruby said helping children is his mission, one assigned when he survived a near-fatal accident in 1987. In the summer of that year, Mr. Ruby fell after stepping out of a moving car driven by his wife, suffering severe head injuries. Doctors said he had a 10 percent to 15 percent chance of full recovery. He left the hospital in a month. I was going to give of myself to others.