Edgardo Luciano Ocampo (October 5, 1938 – July 29, 1992) was a

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player and coach.

Early life and education

Ocampo was born in

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on October 5, 1938. He was one of four children of renowned architect

Fernando H. Ocampo Fernando Hizon Ocampo, Sr. (August 7, 1897 – 1984) was a Filipino architect and civil engineer. Biography Fernando Hizon Ocampo, Sr., A.B., B.S.C.E., B.S. Arch., was born on August 7, 1897, in San Fernando, Pampanga, he was the son of Dr. Bas ...

and Lourdes Luciano. He was educated at the

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(GS 1951, HS 1955, BSBA 1959).

Playing career

Football

During his

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years, Ocampo became interested in

and football. He tried out for the grade school basketball team, but did not pass the height requirement. Instead, he made it into the football squad where, his brilliance in the field became apparent. By the age of seventeen, Ocampo was acclaimed by sportswriters as “Mr. Football”. He was a member of the Philippine football team that toured Korea and Spain in 1956.

Track and field

He was also active in

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during his school years.

Basketball

In 1956, Ocampo broke his

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during a football game and was advised by doctors to cease from sports for six months. While recuperating, Ocampo decided to join the school’s

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. Ocampo officially joined the team during the second round of the 1957 NCAA basketball season. He led the team to back-to-back NCAA men's basketball championships in 1957 and 1958. Ocampo became the first team captain to be called King Eagle.The Guidon, August 1988. After graduation in 1959, he joined the fabled YCO Painters in the

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during its prime era. He was part of the YCO championship teams of the 1960s and remained with the franchise until 1973/1974.

Philippine men’s basketball team

Ocampo was a regular member of the

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from 1959 to 1972. He first joined the Philippine team that placed 8th at the 1959 FIBA World Championship held in

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and was a member of three Philippine teams that won the Asian Basketball Confederation championships -

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and

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. He was also a three-time

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(11th place),

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(13th place) and

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(13th place). Ocampo was mentioned in Jose Ma. Bonifacio Escoda's book, ''Basketball History: Philippines'', as one of the finest guards the country has ever produced and a gentleman in and outside the hard court. Though not a scorer, his leech-like guarding helped the national team of 1967 to regain the ABC crown by limiting Shin Dong-pa, South Korea's six-foot-one scoring machine to just 12 points.

Coaching career

Ocampo began his coaching career with the YCO Painters in 1975, winning the MICAA championship that year against Manila Bank in July. He became head coach of Royal Tru-Orange in the

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in 1978 and won his first PBA championship during the 1979 PBA Open conference. This was the first PBA championship of the San Miguel Corporation franchise, currently the franchise with the most number of PBA championships (25). In 1981, Ocampo became head coach of

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and won three more PBA championships. He later coached Manila Beer (1985),

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(1986-1987) and

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(1990).

Personal life

Ocampo was married to the former Maria Lourdes Trinidad.

Death

Ocampo died on July 29, 1992, at the age of 53.

Honors

* Ateneo Sports Hall of Fame (1982) * National Basketball Hall of Fame (1999) *

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(2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocampo, Edgardo 1938 births 1999 deaths Filipino men's basketball coaches Shell Turbo Chargers coaches Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of the Philippines Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1966 Asian Games Philippines men's national basketball team players Filipino men's basketball players 1959 FIBA World Championship players Filipino footballers Basketball players from Pampanga Association footballers not categorized by position Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Philippine Sports Hall of Fame inductees Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games San Miguel Beermen coaches Toyota Super Corollas coaches Manila Beer Brewmasters coaches TNT Tropang Giga coaches