Héctor Francisco Cardona González (April 19, 1936 – June 16, 2017) was a Puerto Rican sports executive who served as the longtime President of the

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(COPUR) from 1991 until 2008, as well as the executive vice-president of

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. He was serving as the President of the

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) at the time of his death in June 2017. Most recently, Cardona was unanimously re-elected to a fourth term as President of CACSO by the 46th CACSO General Assembly in November 2015. Cardona was born on April 19, 1936, in

Naguabo, Puerto Rico Naguabo (, ) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island bordered by the Vieques Passage, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 barrios and Na ...

. He died from cancer on June 16, 2017, in

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, at the age of 81.

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1936 births 2017 deaths People from Naguabo, Puerto Rico Presidents of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee Puerto Rican sports executives and administrators Puerto Rico at the Olympics {{PuertoRico-sport-bio-stub