Charles Borck (January 4, 1917 – February 6, 2008) was a

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player. Born in Quiapo,

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mother, he was nicknamed ''The Blonde Bombshell'' because of his blond hair and good looks.Bocobo, Christian and Beth Celis. ''Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball'', Philippines: The House Printers, 2004, p. 48 A 6'1"

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, he played for the San Beda Red Lions men's senior basketball team and later for the

at the 1936 Summer Olympics where he was the tallest member of the latter team. After retiring from active play, Borck settled in

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, United States in 1949. By the time of his death in 2008, he was the 1936 Philippine men's Olympic basketball team's last surviving member.Charles Borck's obituary
/ref> He became one of the first inductees into the Philippine National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 along with fellow 1936 Olympic basketball team members

Ambrosio Padilla Ambrosio Bibby Padilla (December 7, 1910 – August 11, 1996The Philippine Daily Inquirer, In Loving Memory on the 7th Death Anniversary of Ambrosio Padilla', The Philippine Daily Inquirer, B.14 (11 augustus 2003)) was a Filipino basketball ...

Jacinto Ciria Cruz Jacinto "Jumping Jack" Ciria Cruz (August 16, 1910 – December 25, 1944) was a Filipino basketball player and coach. Ciria Cruz played for the UST Growling Tigers, University of Santo Tomas men's basketball team and also represented the Philipp ...

and Primitivo Martinez.

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