Lim Eng Beng
| College | De La Salle University |
|---|---|
| Playing career | 1975–1986 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 14 and 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1975-1976 | Concepcion Carrier / Quasar |
| 1976–1982 | U/Tex Wranglers |
| 1982–1983 | San Miguel Beermen |
| 1984 | Crispa Redmanizers |
| 1986 | Manila Beer Brewmasters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lim Eng Beng (Chinese: 林嚶鳴; November 10, 1951 – December 21, 2015) was a Filipino basketball player who spent twelve seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975-1986.
Early life
Lim was born and raised in Tondo, Manila from an impoverished family. When he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. It was around this time where the young Lim would use his passion in basketball as a means to climb out of hardship and support his family.
Collegiate career
Lim played for the
As a reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br. Connon declared that his jersey number, 14, would be retired. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
He claimed to have never missed a free throw during his college career.[2]
PBA career
Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) in the PBA's inaugural season.
He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference of the 1976 season. As a wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Open Conference, first in 1978 and again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. After seven seasons with U/Tex from 1976-1982, Lim found himself being traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior to the start of the 1982 Third Conference.
Lim was the Beermen's top scorer in the first two conferences of the 1983 season. He moved to Crispa in his 10th year as a pro, getting an opportunity to play for the winningest ballclub and won a championship with the Redmanizers.
Retiring from the PBA in 1984 after 10 straight seasons, the former Green Archer return to action in the 1986 All-Filipino Conference with Manila Beer and played in all of their nine games. In his disappointing comeback with the Brewmasters, Lim could only sink a dismal eight-of-20 from the floor.
Lim was named as one of the PBA's
Career highlights
Post-PBA career
In 1988, Lim became player/coach of AGFA Color in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) until 1990.
Chinese Filipino basketball leagues
Lim started playing for
He joined China Bank in Manila, in 1970, to play in the inter-bank tournament and won the championship trophy.
In 1975, when he started playing in the newly created PBA (Philippine Basketball Association), the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce quickly awarded him as one of the four Most Outstanding Youth in the Chinese Filipino community.
Continually playing in professional basketball from 1975 to 1986, he was one of the few Chinese Filipino athletes in the Philippines to be recognized as a superstar athlete and have inspired many youths to follow his footsteps.
In 1989, the Chiang Kai Shek Alumni Association awarded him a plaque of appreciation for the Most Outstanding Player representing the Philippines in International Tournaments. From 1990 to 1999, he played as playing coach for his Batch 31 basketball team.
From 1997 to 2001, he represented the PCFBL (Philippine Chinese Filipino Basketball League), as playing coach in the World Chinese Basketball Tournament and in the ASEAN Chinese Basketball League. Following are his and his team's accomplishments:
World Chinese Basketball Tournament:
Year 1997- 3rd placer held in Thailand Year 1998- 5th placer held in Beijing, China Year 1999- 2nd placer held in Malaysia Year 2000- Champions held in Sydney, Australia Year 2001- 3rd placer held in Thailand
ASEAN Chinese Basketball League:
Year 2000- Champions held in Thailand Year 2001- Champions held in Singapore Year 2002-2nd placer held in Indonesia
Personal life
He married his wife Eleanor, a graduate of the Immaculate Conception Academy, in the late 1970s. His children have all gone to work for some of the largest conglomerates in the banking and telecommunication industries. Bryan (born 1981) works for RCBC, Erin (born 1988) is under BDO, and Ervin (born 1989) is stationed at Nokia.
In January 2013, Lim was diagnosed with Stage 3 liver cancer.[4] On top of this, he was already suffering liver cirrhosis and was given three years to live.[5]
Death
Lim died on December 21, 2015, after a three-year battle against liver cancer.[6]
References
- ^ Buenviaje, Min. "LIM ENG BENG: THE NUMBERS CAN'T DO ALL THE TALKING". www.thelasallian.com. The Lasallian. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Evangelista, Patricia. "GLORY DAYS". www.rappler.com. Rappler. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry. "Even in Hall of Fame, high school pals Magsanoc and Paras still inseparable". www.spin.ph. SPIN.ph. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Basketball legend Lim Eng Beng battling liver cancer". www.interaksyon.com. InterAksyon. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin. "Cancer won't dampen Beng's spirit". www.philstar.com. Philippine Star. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Ganglani, Naveen (December 21, 2015). "Former La Salle and PBA great Lim Eng Beng dies". Rappler. Manila. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
External links
- Lim Eng Beng and Mrs. Angelina Martinez: http://greenarcher.net/?q=node/30
- The Best Green Archer Ever: http://greenarcher.net/?q=node/20
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