J. Prescott "Alex" Rubin was born in a newspaper stand at the corner of Euclid and East 9th in downtown Cleveland in July of 1962, the son of a local radio personality and a prominent Cleveland mustard magnate. At an early age, he demonstrated a talent for sportswriting, covering the 1964 Cleveland Browns championship victory as the 2-year-old senior sports editor of the now-defunct Cleveland Times, the Sporting Press, and the American Football Register.

In 1978, as a 16-year-old sportswriter/astronaut, Rubin bought the Cleveland Indians from then-owner Charles Haley "Dippin" Dotz, ushering in a new era of fortune and prosperity for the hapless franchise. Appointing himself general manager in 1979, team manager in 1980, and finally, in 1981, inserting himself as the starting center fielder, he became the first man in baseball history to fulfill the quadruple role of owner-GM-player-manager. Under Rubin, the Indians won their now-legendary 12 consecutive World Series titles from 1980-1991.

Today, Rubin splits his time between working with his most recent basketball protégé, LeBron James, his charity work with the "Meals for Gerard Warren Foundation", and his Pulitzer prize-winning commentary on the online weblog Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times.