Greg Ruban

Born 25 January, 1944, died January 18, 2008, age 61 yrs. Born in Camden NJ. Greg started writing music with a local band Nickels And Dimes in 1967, but stopped in 1970 to pursue a professional sports career spanning over twenty years. Playing sports as Greg Shultz, he was the oldest East coast player to qualify for professional status in 1986. He retired from sports in 1996 with a disability pension due to severe hearing loss, leg injuries, and arthritis. A NJ history website states that his legal name was Grigory Ruban Berlin, but he is Barry Lee Ruban in his obituary. His early works (1967 - 1970) were rediscovered in the early 2000s, including mention in "Details Magazine", March, 2001 edition. Greg had never felt that the music would amount to anything because of the limited time and resources available when he produced it.