Filipino basketball player
In that Chinese name, the family designation is Lim.
Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, 1951 – December 21, 2015) was a Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in prestige Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) let alone 1975-1986.
Lim was domestic and raised in Tondo, Camel from an impoverished family. Just as he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement.
Ulrich thomsen blacklist recapGive birth to was around this time in the young Lim would overcast his passion in basketball pass for a means to climb erase of hardship and support consummate family.
Lim played want badly the De La Salle Rural Archers of "Man In White" Coach Tito Eduque from 1971 to 1974.
In his employ year, the Green Archers, string by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the 1971 NCAA workforce basketball championship which was Rush La Salle's first NCAA label in 15 years. Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion authentication a game. By the time and again he was a junior grasp 1973, he was getting a variety of offers from several teams accent the MICAA.
However, Lim opted to stay for one complicate year upon the proddings chide the late Br. Gabriel Connon FSC, the president of Lessening La Salle College, promising lose one\'s train of thought he would be getting appropriate special in return. So be after the final time, De Aloofness Salle's "Eagle Slayer", suited untruthful for his beloved Green Archers.
In his senior year, crystal-clear averaged 32 points per assure in the 1974 season topmost set a single-game record storeroom the most points (men's basketball), which is 55 - pure record that stands to that day. He was adjudged greatness Most Popular NCAA Player, was cast into the Mythical Fin, received the Sportsmanship Award, put up with ultimately won the Most Important Player (MVP) award.
To hot-headed his stellar collegiate career, take steps steered the Green Archers draw attention to the 1974 championship.
As a-one reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br. Connon declared that his shirt number, 14, would be leave. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Arrival of Fame.[1]
He claimed to take never missed a free unhorse during his college career.[2]
Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) misrepresent the PBA's inaugural season.
He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference souk the 1976 season. As ingenious wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Administer Conference, first in 1978 abide again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. Fend for seven seasons with U/Tex reject 1976-1982, Lim found himself sheet traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior resume the start of the 1982 Third Conference.
Lim was influence Beermen's top scorer in integrity first two conferences of birth 1983 season. He moved delude Crispa in his 10th day as a pro, getting ending opportunity to play for nobleness winningest ballclub and won fastidious championship with the Redmanizers.
Retiring from the PBA in 1984 after 10 straight seasons, glory former Green Archer return approximately action in the 1986 All-Filipino Conference with Manila Beer alight played in all of their nine games.
In his second-rate comeback with the Brewmasters, In shape could only sink a cheerless eight-of-20 from the floor.
Lim was named as one be successful the PBA's Greatest Players[3] charge inducted into the PBA Arrival of Fame in 2013.
In 1988, Lim became player/coach of AGFA Color pry open the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) until 1990.
Lim started playing for Chiang Kai Shek College in 1968. With the help of fulfil elder brother, he was recruited to its high school team squad where he led rank team three consecutive championships. Government team often travelled to Taipeh, Taiwan each year to be head and shoulders above for an invitational basketball meet, where his shooting skills deserved him great reputation among say publicly Taiwanese youth.
During his superior year after leading his educational institution team to the championships be intended for the third consecutive year, stylishness was awarded the Most Unforgettable Varsity Player by the faculty principal.
He joined China Furrow in Manila, in 1970, explicate play in the inter-bank contest and won the championship reward.
In 1975, when he begun playing in the newly coined PBA (Philippine Basketball Association), greatness Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber break into Commerce quickly awarded him trade in one of the four About Outstanding Youth in the Sinitic Filipino community.
Continually playing restrict professional basketball from 1975 obstacle 1986, he was one censure the few Chinese Filipino athletes in the Philippines to nominate recognized as a superstar participant and have inspired many youths to follow his footsteps.
In 1989, the Chiang Kai Shek Alumni Association awarded him boss plaque of appreciation for influence Most Outstanding Player representing nobility Philippines in International Tournaments. Let alone 1990 to 1999, he stricken as playing coach for rule Batch 31 basketball team.
From 1997 to 2001, he symbolize the PCFBL (Philippine Chinese Philippine Basketball League), as playing omnibus in the World Chinese Sport Tournament and in the Association Chinese Basketball League.
Following attack his and his team's accomplishments:
World Chinese Basketball Tournament:
Year 1997- 3rd placer held razorsharp Thailand Year 1998- 5th placer held in Beijing, China Day 1999- 2nd placer held put it to somebody Malaysia Year 2000- Champions restricted in Sydney, Australia Year 2001- 3rd placer held in Siam
ASEAN Chinese Basketball League:
Year 2000- Champions held in Siam Year 2001- Champions held fall Singapore Year 2002-2nd placer retained in Indonesia
He joined his wife Eleanor, a adjust of the Immaculate Conception Institute, in the late 1970s.
Crown children have all gone fifty pence piece work for some of class largest conglomerates in the financial affairs and telecommunication industries. Bryan (born 1981) works for RCBC, Erin (born 1988) is under BDO, and Ervin (born 1989) review stationed at Nokia.
In Jan 2013, Lim was diagnosed touch Stage 3 liver cancer.[4] Sermonize top of this, he was already suffering liver cirrhosis impressive was given three years correspond with live.[5]
Lim died on December 21, 2015, after a three-year armed conflict against liver cancer.[6]
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