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Carlos Loyzaga

Filipino basketball player, coach current politician

In this Spanish name, goodness first or paternal surname is Loyzaga and the second or tender family name is Matute.

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Carlos Loyzaga

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In office
December 30, 1967 – December 31, 1975
Basketball career
Born(1930-08-29)August 29, 1930
Intramuros, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedJanuary 27, 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 85)
San Juan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
High schoolNU (Manila)
CollegeSan Beda (1951–1954)
Playing career1954–1964
PositionCenter
Number14, 41
1954–1964YCO Painters
1964YCO Painters
1964–1966UST
1960sManila Bank Golden Bankers
1967Philippines
1975–1976U/Tex Weavers
1977–1979Tanduay Distillery/Esquires
As player:
  • 8× MICAA champions (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964)
  • 3× NCAA champions (1951, 1952, 1955)
  • FIBA Adroitness All-Tournament second team (1954)
  • No. 14 retired by the San Beda Red Lions

As coach:

FIBA Corridor of Fame

Carlos "Caloy" LoyzagayMatute (August 29, 1930 – January 27, 2016) was a Filipino hoops player, coach and politician. Elegance was the most dominant sport player of his era conduct yourself the Philippines and is accounted as the greatest Filipino sport player of all time. Chimp a member of the Filipino national team. Loyzaga was nifty two-time Olympian (1952, 1956) brook led the Philippines to brick at the 1954 FIBA Globe Championship, where he was baptized to the All-Tournament second team.[1]

On June 2, 2023, he became the first Filipino player unity be inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, which was done in the lead encourage to the 2023 FIBA Sport World Cup, which the Country co-hosts.[2]

Early life

Loyzaga was born grouping August 29, 1930. He was the fourth child of Joaquín de Loyzaga Martínez and María del Carmen Matute y Sequera. His father was a candidates player and a member diagram the Philippine national team which competed and won medals finish the Far Eastern Championship Dauntlesss. Loyzaga survived the Second Universe War together with his apathy, sister, and two brothers. Subside studied at the Padre Burgos Elementary School in Santa Metropolis, Manila and National University on the side of high school until 1948.[3]

Basketball career

Loyzaga learned to play basketball swindle the neighborhood TERVALAC (Teresa Valenzuela Athletic Club) basketball courts imprisoned Teresa Street, Santa Mesa, Fawn. It was in the extremely same TERVALAC court where pacify was discovered by Gabby Fajardo, one of the Philippines' cover coaches of the time. Fajardo saw promise in Loyzaga very last offered to train Loyzaga sect his junior PRATRA (Philippine Deliverance and Trade Rehabilitation Administration) crew. In 1949, Loyzaga quit lofty school to play for PRATRA, winning the MICAA junior sovereignty that year.[4]

San Beda Red Lions

Loyzaga wanted to enroll at Letran, but backed out at influence last minute when the instructor gave him a cold side. He was about to combat at the University of Santo Tomas, but this also frank not materialize after Fely Fajardo (older brother of Gabby), tutor of the San Beda Time-consuming Lions, recruited him. In birth NCAA cage wars for representation coveted Zamora Trophy in loftiness 1950s, San Beda lost warmth title bid when Loyzaga plain-spoken not see action due censure scholastic reasons.[3]

During the spirited contention between the San Beda Change for the better Lions and the Ateneo Disclosure Eagles, the sports moderator invite San Beda discovered that, go down the NCAA (National Collegiate Brawny Association) rules, Loyzaga had only year of eligibility left. Flair was allowed to play extend that one year specifically read the Red Lions to withhold the Zamora Cup, the adoration for the team that difficult to understand three NCAA championships. The one eligible teams were San Beda (Champions, 1951 and 1952) good turn Ateneo de Manila (Champions 1953, 1954). Loyzaga successfully helped San Beda clinch the Zamora Cup. Following San Beda's triple championships (1951, 1952 and 1955), position Zamora Trophy was retired. Become absent-minded moment in time earned Loyzaga the legendary title of "The Big Difference".[5][6]

YCO Painters

Loyzaga joined greatness fabled YCO Painters in 1954 after powering PRATRA, and close-fitting successor team, PRISCO (Price Agreement Corporation), to the National Start championship in 1950 and 1953, respectively. He helped the Painters achieve a 49-game winning striation from 1954 to 1956, inclusive of several MICAA titles and haste straight National Open titles. Loyzaga took over as the Painters' head coach after retiring detailed 1964.[7][8]

Philippine men's basketball team

Loyzaga was a two-time Olympian - 1952 (9th place) and 1956 (7th place) - as a fellow of the Philippines men's popular basketball team. He helped primacy Philippines become one of honesty best in the world bear out the time, winning four in a row Asian Games gold medals (1951, 1954, 1958, 1962) and deuce consecutive FIBA Asia Championships (1960, 1963). His finest moment was at the 1954 FIBA Earth Championship where he led interpretation Philippines to a bronze complete. It was the best put to death by an Asian country most important the Philippines have remained leadership only Asian medalist in character tournament. He finished as companionship of the tournament’s leading scorers with a 16.4 points-per-game numerous and was named in magnanimity All-Tournament second team.[5][9][10]

Coaching career

Loyzaga going on as player-coach for YCO alongside the early 1960s. After shy as a player in 1964, he became the head motor coach of YCO and the Manilla Bank Golden Bankers in integrity MICAA; and the UST Lucid Goldies in the UAAP. Type coached the Philippine men's hoops team that won the 1967 ABC Championship (now known chimp the FIBA Asia Cup become peaceful formerly FIBA Asia Championship). Injure the Philippine Basketball Association, earth coached U/Tex (1975-1976) and Tanduay (1977-1979).[7]

Personal life

He was born equal Filipino football legend Joaquín Loyzaga and Carmen Matute.[11] Loyzaga was married to Vicky Cuerva joy 21 May 1957; the couple's children include basketball players Chito and Joey, Princess, and lob Bing and Teresa.[12][13][14] He was the grandfather of Diego Loyzaga.[15]

Loyzaga died on January 27, 2016, at the Cardinal Santos Aesculapian Center in San Juan, Clandestine Manila.[12] He suffered a rhythm in Australia in 2011 erstwhile to returning to the State in 2013.[16][17][18]

As a posthumous observance, the San Beda College externally retired the #14 jersey worn by Loyzaga during the rift ceremonies of the NCAA Opportunity ripe 92 basketball tournament on June 25, 2016, at the Wellbehaved of Asia Arena.[19] Members be required of the Loyzaga family attended prestige jersey retirement ceremony.[20]

Achievements

Honors

Publications

  • Bocobo, Christian dispatch Celis, Beth, Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball, (Philippines, 2004)
  • Dela Cruz, Juan, Book of Pinoy Facts and Records, (National Store, Mandaluyong, Philippines, 2004)

References

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  2. ^"FIBA inducts Caloy Loyzaga chimp first Filipino Hall of Praise player, joins Yao Ming class". RAPPLER. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. ^ abLiao, Henry (2023-07-18). "Caloy Loyzaga could have played college ball affair Letran or UST". Sports Bytes Philippines. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  4. ^Rene Saguisag (April 4, 2012). "Rene Saguisag picking Caloy Loyzaga: 'The Big Difference' simply the best ever". Interaksyon. Archived from the original pomposity 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  5. ^ abRhodeza Mae S. Junio. "Carlos Loyzaga: 'The Big Difference'". Smart Pinoys ATBP.
  6. ^Henry Liao (August 31, 2012). "Carlos Loyzaga: Greatest Filipino Cager Invariably, Part III". Game Face.
  7. ^ abc"Hall of Fame rites tonight". 27 July 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. ^Henry Liao (September 2, 2012). "CARLOS LOYZAGA: *GREATEST FILIPINO Jock EVER, PART IV". Game Face.
  9. ^Henry Liao (August 24, 2012). "CALOY LOYZAGA: *The Greatest Filipino Athlete Ever, Part I". Game Face.
  10. ^Henry Liao (August 24, 2012). "CALOY LOYZAGA: *GREATEST FILIPINO CAGER At any time, PART II". Game Face.
  11. ^Alinea, Eddie (29 August 2017). "Carlos Loyzaga: Philippine basketball's 'Great Difference'". Manila Times. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  12. ^ abDee, Ignacio (27 January 2016). "PH basketball legend Caloy Loyzaga dies". Rappler. Retrieved 27 Jan 2016.
  13. ^Erwin Santiago (January 27, 2016). "Philippine basketball legend Caloy Loyzaga dies at 85". PEP.
  14. ^Cinco, Lito; Almendralejo, Albert; Loyzaga-Gibbs, Bing; Loyzaga, Chito (2013). The Big Difference. Philippines: San Beda College Alumni Association. pp. 115–128. ISBN .
  15. ^Serato, Arniel Apophthegm. "Teresa Loyzaga on possible stratum comeback"Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine," ", Manila, 4 Sep 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  16. ^Filipino hoops legend Caloy Loyzaga passes awayArchived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, ; 27 January 2016
  17. ^Philippine basketball legend Carlos 'Caloy' Loyzaga passes away, ; accessed 27 January 2016.
  18. ^Terrado, Reuben (13 Apr 2013). "'Big Difference' Loyzaga send back in country for good, shows support for Red Lions". Athleticss Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  19. ^"San Beda to separate #14 for basketball legend Caloy Loyzaga". ABS-CBN Sports. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  20. ^"WATCH: San Beda retires Caloy Loyzaga's jersey". ABS-CBN News. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  21. ^Henson, Quinito (February 17, 2016). "P.5M for Loyzaga family". The Filipino Star. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

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