Rube Ursella learned all of his football outside of the college game. Ursella consistently met all expectations and proved that a man can learn to play this great game without the advantage of college coaching.
Rube brought the famous Minnesota Shift to Rock Island when he joined the team for the last game of the season in 1917.
Middle name of Horatio found on 11-12-20.
His wife's name was Hazel M. UrsellaRube Passed away Feb 1, 1980 and is burried next to his wife at Fort Snelling National Cemetary in Minneapolis Minnesota
