Background
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Prusoff was ranked # 3 in doubles during the 1930s. In 1935, while ranked 13th in the United States, Prusoff sustained a very bad, near-fatal back injury from which he nevertheless eventually made a surprising recovery. By 1939, Prusoff was ranked # 10 in singles in the United States., and in 1940 he was ranked # 8.