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Teófilo Cruz was born on 8 January, 1942 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican basketball player. Discover Teófilo Cruz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?
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63 years old |
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Capricorn |
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8 January 1942 |
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8 January |
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Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Date of death |
30 August, 2005 |
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Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |
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Spain
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Teófilo Cruz Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Teófilo Cruz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Teófilo Cruz worth at the age of 63 years old? Teófilo Cruz’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Spain. We have estimated Teófilo Cruz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Teófilo "Teo" Cruz Downs (January 8, 1942 – August 30, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player.
After playing college basketball, Cruz played in Puerto Rico's top-level league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Cangrejeros de Santurce, Indios de Canóvanas, Mets de Guaynabo, Cardenales de Río Piedras, and Taínos de Mayagüez.
Cruz also played in Spain with Picadero Damm, and in Belgium with Racing Club Mechelen.
Cruz was also a member of the senior Puerto Rican national basketball team, and he represented Puerto Rico in five Summer Olympic Games, from 1960 to 1976, making him the first athlete to do so.
He was originally a member of New York University's NYU Violets (1961–1962), but he transferred to Seattle University, where he was a member of the Seattle Redhawks (1962–1965).
After his college career, he was selected with the 55th overall pick of the 1965 NBA draft, by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Cruz played for 25 seasons in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) of Puerto Rico.
He was the league's Most Valuable Player 4 times.
He was also selected the league's Defensive Player of the Year a record five times.
He played with the Santurce Crabbers, Indios de Canóvanas, Mets de Guaynabo, Cardenales de Río Piedras, and Taínos de Mayagüez.
He also led the league in points per game twice, and was the first player ever to reach 9,000 total points scored in the BSN.
In total, he scored 9,535 points, for an average of 16.3 points per game.
He also grabbed 4,672 total rebounds, for an average of 8.0 rebounds per game.
He also had 605 assists, during his twenty-five-year career.
Cruz was the starting center of the senior Puerto Rican national basketball team, at the times when Puerto Rico and Brazil were the two dominant teams in the FIBA Americas region, excluding the United States.
Cruz was the first men's basketball player to compete at five different Summer Olympics.
Cruz also played at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, in Puerto Rico, and at numerous Pan American Games and CentroBasket tournaments.
That feat was matched twenty years later by Brazilian player Oscar Schmidt, at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and later by Australian player Andrew Gaze, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and by Spanish player Juan Carlos Navarro at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Cruz died on August 30, 2005, of a brain hemorrhage.
After his death, on August 31, 2005, the sports complex in San Juan was named after him, in his honor.
Also, before a game between the Puerto Rican and Venezuelan national teams, a moment of silence was held in his memory.
On March 1, 2007, he became an International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Famer.
Cruz played college basketball in the United States.
