Rudolf Victor "Rudi" Ball (June 22, 1911 – September 19, 1975) was a German ice hockey player.
[3] The German authorities also realized that without Ball and Jaenecke, the team would not stand a chance of winning.
His brothers Gerhard and Heinz also played for the German national team in many international competitions.
Ball was voted as the best European ice hockey player by a French sports magazine in 1930.
He was considered one of the most popular European ice hockey players prior to World War II.