What is Joe Ruklick?
'''Joseph Ruklick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ʌ|k|l|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|RUCK|lik}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08nXsFHgmIY|title=wilt chamberlain speech by Joe Ruklick|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> (August 3, 1938 – September 17, 2020) was an American professional [[basketball]] player. He played in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ruklijo01.html Joe Ruklick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021153549/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ruklijo01.html |date=2020-10-21 }}, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed November 1, 2007.</ref> He played for the [[Golden State Warriors|Philadelphia Warriors]] between 1959 to 1962. Ruklick was born in [[Princeton, Illinois]]. Ruklick died of [[natural causes]] on September 17, 2020 in [[Evanston, Illinois]] at the age of 82.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-northwestern-basketball-joe-ruklick-dies-20200917-n5rpc7t5j5d47lc4ntmn5xcow4-story.html Former Northwestern All-American Joe Ruklick, who assisted Wilt Chamberlain’s basket that gave him 100 points in an NBA game, dies at 82]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruklick, Joe}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Golden State Warriors players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Illinois]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}