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Ed Ocampo
Edgardo Luciano Ocampo (October 5, 1938 – July 29, 1992) was a Filipino basketball player and coach.
Ocampo was born in Pampanga, Philippines, on October 5 1938. He was one of four children of architects Fernando H. Ocampo and Lourdes Luciano. He received his education at the Ateneo de Manila (GS 1951, HS 1955, BSBA 1959).
During his grade school years, Ocampo became interested in basketball and football. He tried joining the school basketball team but did not meet the requirements. Instead, he made it onto the football team. By the age of 17, Ocampo was acclaimed by sportswriters as "Mr. Football". He was a member of the Philippine football team that toured Korea and Spain in 1956.[citation needed]
He was active in track and field during his school years in events like shot put (12lbs & 6kg) and long jump.
In 1956, Ocampo broke his clavicle during a football game and was advised by doctors to cease sports for six months. While recuperating, Ocampo decided to join the school's basketball team. Ocampo officially joined the team during the second round of the 1957 NCAA basketball season. He led the team to back-to-back NCAA men's basketball championships in 1957 and 1958. Ocampo became the first team captain to be called King Eagle.
After graduation in 1959, he joined the YCO Painters in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. He was part of the YCO championship teams of the 1960s and remained with the franchise until 1973/1974.
Ocampo was a regular member of the Philippines men's national basketball team from 1959 to 1972. He first joined the Philippine team that placed 8th at the 1959 FIBA World Championship held in Chile and was a member of three Philippine teams that won the Asian Basketball Confederation championships (1960, 1963, and 1967). He was also a three-time Olympian: 1960 (11th place), 1968 (13th place), and 1972 (13th place).
Ocampo was mentioned in Jose Ma. Bonifacio Escoda's book, Basketball History: Philippines, as "one of the finest guards the country has ever produced and a gentleman in and outside the hard court."
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Edgardo Luciano Ocampo (October 5, 1938 – July 29, 1992) was a Filipino basketball player and coach.
Ocampo was born in Pampanga, Philippines, on October 5 1938. He was one of four children of architects Fernando H. Ocampo and Lourdes Luciano. He received his education at the Ateneo de Manila (GS 1951, HS 1955, BSBA 1959).
During his grade school years, Ocampo became interested in basketball and football. He tried joining the school basketball team but did not meet the requirements. Instead, he made it onto the football team. By the age of 17, Ocampo was acclaimed by sportswriters as "Mr. Football". He was a member of the Philippine football team that toured Korea and Spain in 1956.[citation needed]
He was active in track and field during his school years in events like shot put (12lbs & 6kg) and long jump.
In 1956, Ocampo broke his clavicle during a football game and was advised by doctors to cease sports for six months. While recuperating, Ocampo decided to join the school's basketball team. Ocampo officially joined the team during the second round of the 1957 NCAA basketball season. He led the team to back-to-back NCAA men's basketball championships in 1957 and 1958. Ocampo became the first team captain to be called King Eagle.
After graduation in 1959, he joined the YCO Painters in the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association. He was part of the YCO championship teams of the 1960s and remained with the franchise until 1973/1974.
Ocampo was a regular member of the Philippines men's national basketball team from 1959 to 1972. He first joined the Philippine team that placed 8th at the 1959 FIBA World Championship held in Chile and was a member of three Philippine teams that won the Asian Basketball Confederation championships (1960, 1963, and 1967). He was also a three-time Olympian: 1960 (11th place), 1968 (13th place), and 1972 (13th place).
Ocampo was mentioned in Jose Ma. Bonifacio Escoda's book, Basketball History: Philippines, as "one of the finest guards the country has ever produced and a gentleman in and outside the hard court."