Cristobal Ramas (born February 15, 1935, in Cebu City, Cebu) is a Filipino former

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player who competed in the

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. The 6-4 Ramas is one of the tallest cagers that ever donned the Philippine uniform in international competitions. Aside from the 1960 Rome Olympics, Ramas also saw action in the

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in Jakarta. He is a product of the

University of the Visayas The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Visa ...

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. After playing for UV in the Cebu Collegiate Athletic Association, He took up commerce at

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and played with the Glowing Goldies in the UAAP tournament from 1957 to 1959 and then went back to Cebu and got his commerce degree at Colegio de San Jose. Ramas' height and bulk impressed

Lauro Mumar Lauro "The Fox" Mumar (March 6, 1924 – December 20, 1990) was a Filipino basketball player and later served as the national team head coach of India and the Philippines. He was one of the greatest Filipino players of his time, playing alongs ...

who took him to play for the Seven-Up Marauders in 1960. He played for Seven-Up for only seven months after which he transferred to MICAA champion Ysmael Steel. He was with the Admirals for four years. Crispa recruited Ramas in 1963 and he was with the Redmanizers until 1965 before he stopped playing upon being employed at the Philippine National Bank.

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