Pinoy Basketball Icon Caloy Loyzaga Dies at 85 Years Old - Philippine News

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One of the Philippines basketball icon, Carlos “Caloy” Loyzaga passed away at the age of 85 as confirmed by one of his son, former PBA star Chito Loyzaga. The two-time Olympian (1952, 1956) and a prominent member of the Philippine men’s national basketball team died at Cardinal Santos Medical Center on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

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Caloy Loyzaga is considered as one of the most famous basketball star in Asia and even in the world stage leading the Philippines for a bronze medal finished during the 1954 World Basketball Championship held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Before Loyzaga’s stint in international basketball, he played collegiate ball with the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA and was later on dubbed as the “The Big Difference” in Philippine basketball.

Despite the fact that the basketball icon stands just 6-foot-4-inches, he was considered as the most dominant center for the Philippine team who competed in various international competitions including the FIBA Asia Championship which the country dominated during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

The Philippines bronze medal finished in the FIBA World Basketball Championship is considered as the highest achievement of any Asian team in international basketball competition. During the 1954 FIBA World, Caloy Loyzaga earned the distinction as one of the best players in the competition as he was included in the All-Star Selection averaging 16.4 points per game.

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