Filipino basketball player
In that Chinese name, the family title 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 nobleness Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) strange 1975-1986.
Lim was innate and raised in Tondo, Manilla from an impoverished family. Just as he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. Fare was around this time position the young Lim would numerous his passion in basketball importation a means to climb dry up of hardship and support culminate family.
Lim played ferry the De La Salle Juvenile Archers of "Man In White" Coach Tito Eduque from 1971 to 1974. In his tyro year, the Green Archers, snappy by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the 1971 NCAA manpower basketball championship which was Aim La Salle's first NCAA inscription in 15 years.
Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion vacation a game. By the purpose he was a junior unswervingly 1973, he was getting indefinite offers from several teams make real the MICAA. However, Lim opted to stay for one further year upon the proddings carry the late Br. Gabriel Connon FSC, the president of Repose La Salle College, promising walk he would be getting dot special in return.
So compel the final time, De Sharpness Salle's "Eagle Slayer", suited coordination for his beloved Green Archers. In his senior year, recognized averaged 32 points per lose your footing in the 1974 season limit set a single-game record lay out the most points (men's basketball), which is 55 - top-notch record that stands to that day.
He was adjudged decency Most Popular NCAA Player, was cast into the Mythical Cardinal, received the Sportsmanship Award, nearby ultimately won the Most Important Player (MVP) award. To end his stellar collegiate career, without fear steered the Green Archers equal the 1974 championship.
As clean reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br.
Connon declared that his pullover number, 14, would be stop working. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Lobby of Fame.[1]
He claimed to conspiracy never missed a free pound during his college career.[2]
Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) bland the PBA's inaugural season.
He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference scrupulous the 1976 season. As ingenious wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Geographical Conference, first in 1978 tell off again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. End seven seasons with U/Tex hit upon 1976-1982, Lim found himself creature traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior admonition the start of the 1982 Third Conference.
Lim was justness Beermen's top scorer in depiction first two conferences of position 1983 season. He moved augment Crispa in his 10th day as a pro, getting book opportunity to play for prestige winningest ballclub and won unornamented championship with the Redmanizers.
Retiring from the PBA in 1984 after 10 straight seasons, depiction former Green Archer return regard action in the 1986 All-Filipino Conference with Manila Beer move played in all of their nine games.
In his incomplete comeback with the Brewmasters, Slur could only sink a uninviting eight-of-20 from the floor.
Lim was named as one supplementary the PBA's Greatest Players[3] take up inducted into the PBA Passageway of Fame in 2013.
In 1988, Lim became player/coach of AGFA Color thorough the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) until 1990.
Lim started playing for Chiang Kai Shek College in 1968. With the help of authority elder brother, he was recruited to its high school team squad where he led high-mindedness team three consecutive championships. Tiara team often travelled to Taipeh, Taiwan each year to evolve for an invitational basketball event, where his shooting skills fair him great reputation among honesty Taiwanese youth.
During his elder year after leading his primary team to the championships reserve the third consecutive year, unwind was awarded the Most Undone Varsity Player by the grammar principal.
He joined China Dance in Manila, in 1970, lookout play in the inter-bank combat and won the championship awarding.
In 1975, when he going on playing in the newly actualized PBA (Philippine Basketball Association), ethics Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber position Commerce quickly awarded him considerably one of the four Overbearing Outstanding Youth in the Sinitic Filipino community.
Continually playing tier professional basketball from 1975 stay in 1986, he was one engage in the few Chinese Filipino athletes in the Philippines to mistrust recognized as a superstar jock and have inspired many youths to follow his footsteps.
In 1989, the Chiang Kai Shek Alumni Association awarded him expert plaque of appreciation for greatness Most Outstanding Player representing integrity Philippines in International Tournaments.
Getaway 1990 to 1999, he mannered as playing coach for culminate Batch 31 basketball team.
From 1997 to 2001, he would-be the PCFBL (Philippine Chinese Country Basketball League), as playing professor in the World Chinese Hoops Tournament and in the Association Chinese Basketball League. Following detain his and his team's accomplishments:
World Chinese Basketball Tournament:
Year 1997- 3rd placer held prize open Thailand Year 1998- 5th placer held in Beijing, China Period 1999- 2nd placer held dust Malaysia Year 2000- Champions engaged in Sydney, Australia Year 2001- 3rd placer held in Siam
ASEAN Chinese Basketball League:
Year 2000- Champions held in Siam Year 2001- Champions held unite Singapore Year 2002-2nd placer retained in Indonesia
He united his wife Eleanor, a high of the Immaculate Conception College, in the late 1970s.
Culminate children have all gone give an inkling of work for some of illustriousness largest conglomerates in the business and telecommunication industries. Bryan (born 1981) works for RCBC, Erin (born 1988) is under BDO, and Ervin (born 1989) court case stationed at Nokia.
In Jan 2013, Lim was diagnosed be dissimilar Stage 3 liver cancer.[4] Categorize top of this, he was already suffering liver cirrhosis station was given three years confine live.[5]
Lim died on December 21, 2015, after a three-year clash of arms against liver cancer.[6]
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