Spencer Lam Sheung Yee (; 14 December 1934 – 23 April 2009) was a football defender, coach and announcer, as well as an

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. Spencer was a graduate of the

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with an economics major. He was once a secondary school teacher in Hong Kong while working as a voice actor on television advertisements and a football player. At an international level, he represented the Republic of China in 1960 Olympics football in

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Football career

As a footballer, he was nicknamed due to his powerful clearances and long-range free kicks from between 20 and 40 yards), but it also had a lot to do with the materials used on the match balls are a lot heavier than the ones being used nowadays. He also had another nickname . He represented Republic of China instead of

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, despite both teams being founding members of the

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in 1954.

Honours

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

- Football Champion ( Republic of China) * 1971/72

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only the teams in the Hong Kong ...

Champion (

Hong Kong Rangers FC Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Kon ...

) * 1971/72

Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation ...

Champion (

) * 3x

winners

Acting career

He also developed an acting career garnering 48 credits from 1992 to 2004. He is most remembered for roles in

Young And Dangerous ''Young and Dangerous'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong crime film about a group of triad members, detailing their adventures and dangers in a Hong Kong Triad society. Directed by the film's cinematographer Andrew Lau, the film features a large ensembl ...

where he played a priest and Karen Mok's father
Sunshine Cops
and Your Place Or Mine.

Partial filmography

* ''

Fight Back to School II ''Fight Back to School 2'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man-Tat and Cheung Man. It is a sequel to the 1991 film ''Fight Back to School''. As per the original ''Fight Back to School'' ...

'' (1992) - Judo Teacher * ''

Gameboy Kids ''Gameboy Kids'' is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Andy Lau in dual roles as an idiot savant and triad leader respectively. The plot revolves around the former being mistaken for the latter. ...

'' (1992) - Police Captain * '' Murder'' (1993) - Jessica's Boss * ''Gwok chaan Ling Ling Chat'' (1994) - Football Commentator (voice) * ''

Dream Lover "Dream Lover" is a song written by Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959 and released it as a single the following month. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. Song background In a ...

'' (1995) - Television Commentator * ''

Young and Dangerous ''Young and Dangerous'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong crime film about a group of triad members, detailing their adventures and dangers in a Hong Kong Triad society. Directed by the film's cinematographer Andrew Lau, the film features a large ensembl ...

'' (1996) - Father Lam * '' Sexy and Dangerous'' (1996) - Fly Head * ''

Young and Dangerous 2 ''Young and Dangerous 2'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the first sequel in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Plot In a flashback to ''Young and Dangerous'', "Chicken" Chiu ( Jordan Chan) heads into ex ...

'' (1996) - Father Lam * ''

Satan Returns ''Satan Returns'' is a 1996 Hong Kong horror film directed by Lam Wai-lun and starring Donnie Yen, Chingmy Yau, Kingdom Yuen, Francis Ng and Dayo Wong. The film was released in the United States as ''Shaolin vs. The Devil's Omen''. Plot Chin ...

'' (1996) - The Reverend * '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'' (1996) - Sheung-Yee * '' Street Angels'' (1996) - Barrister Lam * ''

Big Bullet ''Big Bullet'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed, produced and co-written by Benny Chan. The film won awards for film editing at the 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival and the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot After assaulting his tac ...

'' (1996) - Dan * ''

Young and Dangerous 3 ''Young and Dangerous 3'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong triad film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second sequel in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Starting from this movie, it is distributed by Golden Harvest Company. Plot Weeks after ...

'' (1996) - Father Lam * ''

Feel 100% ''Feel 100%'' ( Chinese: 百分百感覺) is a popular Hong Kong comic book series written by Lau Wan Kit (劉雲傑) and Yau Ching Yuen ( 游清源). Its popularity has resulted in various adaptations on film and television. To this date t ...

'' (1996) - Principal * ''

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'' (1996) - Mao * '' Da nei mi tan zhi ling ling xing xing'' (1996) - Sun Ng-Hung / Lam Sheung-Yee * '' Bodyguards of the Last Governor'' (1996) - Bao * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1996) - Yan * '' Passionate Nights'' (1997) - Head of Security Agency * '' Black Rose II'' (1997) - Lui Kei * '' Young and Dangerous 4'' (1997) - Father Lam * ''

Lawyer Lawyer ''Lawyer Lawyer'' (Cantonese , Jyutping syun3 sei2 cou2, literally "compute death weed") is a 1997 Hong Kong comedy film produced, directed and co-written by Joe Ma. Plot Stephen Chow is Chan Mong-Gut, a famous Chinese lawyer, who must defend ...

'' (1997) - Priest * '' Killing Me Tenderly'' (1997) - Su-Kan's Superior * ''

We're No Bad Guys ''We're No Bad Guys'' aka. ''We Are No Bad Guys'' (愛上百份百英雄) is a 1997 Action Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. Synopsis Plane (Ekin Cheng), a troubled cop who hits the skids when his girlfriend Carrie (Gigi Leung) is killed b ...

'' (1997) - Bomb Squad Man * '' 03:00 A.M.'' (1997) - Dr. Tso * ''Chao ji wu di zhui nu zai 2 zhi gou zai xiong xin'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997) - Uncle Seven (first segment) * '' Beyond Time Space Want Love'' (1998) * ''B gai waak'' (1998) - Lam * ''

Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displa ...

'' (1998) - The Professor * ''

Your Place or Mine! ''Your Place or Mine!'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic sex-comedy film written and directed by James Yuen and produced by Wong Jing. Plot Cheung is an advertising executive who has had many relationships, often with the talent that he empl ...

'' (1998) - Leung Shiu, Wai's Father (Simon) * ''Wai Goh dik goo si'' (1998) * ''

The Conman ''The Conman'' is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung. Despite the Chinese title, which translates as ''Knight of Gamblers 1999'', Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the ...

'' (1998) - Football commentator * '' Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King'' (1999) * ''

Prince Charming Prince Charming is a fairy tale stock character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. This classification suits most heroes of a number of traditional folk tales, includi ...

'' (1999) - Wah's Dad * '' Horoscope 1: The Voice from Hell'' (1999) - Jojo's Grandfather * '' The Sunshine Cops'' (1999) - H2O's father * '' My Loving Trouble 7'' (1999) * ''

Born to Be King ''Born to Be King'' may refer to: * ''Born to Be King'' (2000 film), a Hong Kong crime drama film, part 6 of the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series * ''Born to Be King'' (2014 film), a film written and directed by Peter Capaldi * ''Born to Be K ...

'' (2000) - Father Lam * '' Blue Moon'' (2001) * ''

You Shoot, I Shoot ''You Shoot, I Shoot'' (買兇拍人) is a 2001 Hong Kong black comedy film produced, written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Eric Kot and Cheung Tat-ming. Plot Bart (Eric Kot), a professional contract killer, is requested by his ...

'' (2001) - Mr. Tse * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

The Twins Effect ''The Twins Effect'', also known as ''Vampire Effect'' in the United States, is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts comedy-horror film directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen. The film was derived from Cantopop group Twins, starring both members Charlen ...

'' (2003) - Jackie's father * ''

Dragon Loaded 2003 A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted a ...

'' (2003) - Gold's father * '' Fantasia'' (2004) - TV commentator * ''

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'' (2004) - Tinibal Carl Chiu (final film role)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lam, Sheungyee 1934 births 2009 deaths Association football commentators Association football defenders Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Taiwan Chinese Taipei international footballers Chinese Taipei international footballers from Hong Kong Taiwanese footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong footballers Hong Kong male television actors Hong Kong male voice actors Hong Kong television presenters Hong Kong male film actors Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games 1968 AFC Asian Cup players Yuen Long FC players Kitchee SC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Hong Kong Rangers FC players Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong