About

A proud graduate of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, I began my career as a sports writer in Atlanta and San Diego. I covered all sports for United Press International in Atlanta and as a sports editor for the Star News Group in San Diego.

Some of the many highlights included covering the NCAA Final Four, the Super Bowl in Pasadena and walking around a golf course in Atlanta while interviewing Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Magic Johnson is one of the best interviews in sports - there's no one more engaging.

I subsequently became an editor for Fairchild Publications and also contributed to Ad Age, Adweek, USAir magazine, Los Angeles magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Today, I run a boutique PR firm called Howard Ruben PR.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Mickey Mantle, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Gilbert Perrault, Andre Aggasi, Bill Walton, Wayne Gretsky, Henry Aaron, Pete Rose, Rodger Federer, Arnold Palmer

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Missouri Tigers football, Missouri Tigers basketball, UCLA basketball, Arsenal Gunners

  • Favorite Coaches

    Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Red Holtzman, Marv Levy, Joe Torre, Tom Lasorda

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Andre Agassi speech at U.S. Open in 2006 after last match to announce retirement - 3 minute standing ovation

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Attending Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June of 2010 - and witnessing a thrilling, come from behind win by the Lakers over the Celtics.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    56 game consecutive hitting streak - Joe Dimaggio

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 12

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  • Christopher Juhn posted 22 days ago

    Christopher Juhn

    You wrote a piece on why Bynum should be traded.

    How about this scenario?

    Andrew Bynum to the Denver Nuggets for Galionari + their 2012 1st round draft pick.

    With that pick, they can pick Fab Melo, who fits in perfectly with Mike Brown's defensive stance and with the right tutoring (Abdul Jabbar)... can become a stud.

    Might be better picks.. but this to me is the best one they can hope for.

    I was thinking of Heats maybe... but they obviously won't offer any of their big 3....

  • Kyle Langan posted 253 days ago

    Kyle Langan

    Hey, would you be able to send your e mail to klangan@omnipossible.com? I want to get the B/R community leaders on a mailing list for a press release on behalf of Sports Media 101.

    Thanks

  • Los Angeles Lakers posted 436 days ago

    Los Angeles Lakers

    MR HOWARD! OUR FRIEND!
    COME HOME AND JOIN THE HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS!
    THE LAKERS!