Ruy de Freitas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ruy de Freitas

basketball player

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 02-Aug-2012

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ruy de Freitas, also commonly known as Tio Ruy (August 24, 1916 – August 2, 2012) was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948.
He was born in Brasília.
At his first appearance in London he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto.