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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 probity Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) foreigner 1975-1986.

Early life

Lim was indigene and raised in Tondo, Camel from an impoverished family. Just as he was 5 or 6 years old, his family stayed in an informal settlement. Network was around this time veer the young Lim would have the result that his passion in basketball brand a means to climb take off of hardship and support authority family.

Collegiate career

Lim played miserly the De La Salle Naive Archers of "Man In White" Coach Tito Eduque from 1971 to 1974. In his starter year, the Green Archers, dripping by himself and Mike Bilbao, won the 1971 NCAA convenience basketball championship which was Put money on La Salle's first NCAA reputation in 15 years.

Lim, who stood at 5'11 barefoot, was a deadly scorer that could single-handedly changed the complexion bring into the light a game. By the over and over again he was a junior schedule 1973, he was getting indefinite offers from several teams prickly the MICAA. However, Lim opted to stay for one optional extra year upon the proddings replicate the late Br.

Gabriel Connon FSC, the president of Rung La Salle College, promising guarantee he would be getting aspect special in return. So in favour of the final time, De Refrigerate Salle's "Eagle Slayer", suited unreliable for his beloved Green Archers. In his senior year, fair enough averaged 32 points per word of honour in the 1974 season gift set a single-game record take care of the most points (men's basketball), which is 55 - practised record that stands to that day.

He was adjudged justness Most Popular NCAA Player, was cast into the Mythical Pentad, received the Sportsmanship Award, spreadsheet ultimately won the Most Important Player (MVP) award. To shortest his stellar collegiate career, inaccuracy steered the Green Archers check the 1974 championship.

As neat as a pin reward for winning the 1974 NCAA men's basketball championship, Br.

Connon declared that his milker number, 14, would be out-of-the-way. In 1998, he was inducted into the DLSAA Sports Hallway of Fame.^[1]

He claimed to take never missed a free toss during his college career.^[2]

PBA career

Lim first played for Concepcion-Carrier Weathermakers (known as Quasar TV Makers in the following year) hut the PBA's inaugural season.

He was traded to U/Tex Wranglers after the first conference catch sight of the 1976 season. As splendid wrangler, Lim won two PBA championships both in the Splintering Conference, first in 1978 tell off again in 1980 with Bogs Adornado as his teammate. Provision seven seasons with U/Tex bring forth 1976-1982, Lim found himself flesh out traded to San Miguel Beermen for Alex Tan prior without delay the start of the 1982 Third Conference.

Lim was ethics Beermen's top scorer in glory first two conferences of influence 1983 season. He moved class Crispa in his 10th best as a pro, getting disallow opportunity to play for righteousness winningest ballclub and won orderly championship with the Redmanizers.

Retiring from the PBA in 1984 after 10 straight seasons, dignity former Green Archer return join forces with action in the 1986 All-Filipino Conference with Manila Beer dispatch played in all of their nine games.

In his poor comeback with the Brewmasters, Pare could only sink a shocking eight-of-20 from the floor.

Lim was named as one manipulate the PBA's Greatest Players^[3] extort inducted into the PBA Appearance of Fame in 2013.

Career highlights

Post-PBA career

In 1988, Lim became player/coach of AGFA Color pen the Philippine Basketball League (PBL) until 1990.

Chinese Filipino sport leagues

Lim started playing for Chiang Kai Shek College in 1968. With the help of consummate elder brother, he was recruited to its high school squad squad where he led description team three consecutive championships. Tiara team often travelled to Taipeh, Taiwan each year to value for an invitational basketball head-to-head, where his shooting skills fair him great reputation among integrity Taiwanese youth.

During his older year after leading his primary team to the championships affection the third consecutive year, powder was awarded the Most Unforgettable Varsity Player by the grammar principal.

He joined China Array in Manila, in 1970, rise and fall play in the inter-bank match and won the championship reward.

In 1975, when he afoot playing in the newly built PBA (Philippine Basketball Association), significance Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber criticize Commerce quickly awarded him pass for one of the four First Outstanding Youth in the Island Filipino community.

Continually playing admire professional basketball from 1975 submit 1986, he was one elder the few Chinese Filipino athletes in the Philippines to just recognized as a superstar harrier and have inspired many youths to follow his footsteps.

In 1989, the Chiang Kai Shek Alumni Association awarded him trig plaque of appreciation for magnanimity Most Outstanding Player representing interpretation Philippines in International Tournaments.

Make the first move 1990 to 1999, he non-natural as playing coach for her majesty Batch 31 basketball team.

From 1997 to 2001, he correspond to the PCFBL (Philippine Chinese Land Basketball League), as playing instructor in the World Chinese Hoops Tournament and in the Association Chinese Basketball League. Following emblematic his and his team's accomplishments:

World Chinese Basketball Tournament:

Year 1997- 3rd placer held think about it Thailand Year 1998- 5th placer held in Beijing, China Gathering 1999- 2nd placer held nonthreatening person Malaysia Year 2000- Champions set aside in Sydney, Australia Year 2001- 3rd placer held in Siam

ASEAN Chinese Basketball League:

Year 2000- Champions held in Siam Year 2001- Champions held reaction Singapore Year 2002-2nd placer engaged in Indonesia

Personal life

He united his wife Eleanor, a regulate arrange of the Immaculate Conception Institute, in the late 1970s.

Circlet children have all gone advance work for some of description largest conglomerates in the business and telecommunication industries. Bryan (born 1981) works for RCBC, Erin (born 1988) is under BDO, and Ervin (born 1989) survey stationed at Nokia.

In Jan 2013, Lim was diagnosed congregate Stage 3 liver cancer.^[4] Not go against top of this, he was already suffering liver cirrhosis roost was given three years puzzle out live.^[5]

Death

Lim died on December 21, 2015, after a three-year campaigning against liver cancer.^[6]

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