Charles Borck
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1917年01月04日)January 4, 1917 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | February 6, 2008(2008年02月06日) (aged 91) Las Vegas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | San Beda |
| Position | Center |
Charles Borck (January 4, 1917 – February 6, 2008) was a Filipino basketball player.[1] Born in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines [2] of a German father and a Spanish mother, he was nicknamed The Blonde Bombshell because of his blond hair and good looks.[2] [3] A 6'1" center, he played for the San Beda Red Lions men's senior basketball team and later for the Philippines at the 1936 Summer Olympics where he was the tallest member of the latter team.[4]
After retiring from active play, Borck settled in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States in 1949. By the time of his death in 2008, he was the 1936 Philippine men's Olympic basketball team's last surviving member.[3] [5] He became one of the first inductees into the Philippine National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 along with fellow 1936 Olympic basketball team members Ambrosio Padilla, Jacinto Ciria Cruz and Primitivo Martinez.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Charlie Borck Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020年04月18日. Archived from the original on 2020年04月18日. Retrieved 2023年11月15日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Print Page - NCAA's Past and Present Foreign Players. Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Bocobo, Christian and Beth Celis. Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball, Philippines: The House Printers, 2004, p. 48
- ^ Philippine Asian News Today [permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Obituaries - Borck, Charles". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 10 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
External links
[edit ]- Charles Borck – Basketball-Reference.com international player profileEdit on Wikidata
- Charles Borck at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
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