Raúl Feliciano

Raúl Feliciano
Personal information
Born (1930-07-31)July 31, 1930
Ciales, Puerto Rico
Died July 17, 2016(2016-07-17) (aged 85)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Rio Piedras (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)
College University of Puerto Rico (1945–1949)
Playing career 1947–1967
Position Center
Career history
1947–1951 University of Puerto Rico
1952–1953 Santos de San Juan
1954 Cardenales de Río Piedras
1961–1963 Santos de San Juan
Career highlights and awards
  • BSN champion (1951, 1955–1956)
  • 2× BSN Most Valuable Player (1951, 1955)
  • 5× BSN scoring champion (1949–1951, 1953, 1955)

Raúl "Tinajón" Feliciano Rodríguez (July 31, 1930 – July 17, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player and lawyer. He played basketball professionally in Puerto Rico, where his scoring ability began a media coverage not seen before in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional and prompted a new record assistance of 114,468 fans, an unheard number at the time. Feliciano died on July 17, 2016 at his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] He finished his career with 4,719 points in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He was also the first Puerto Rican basketball player to receive offers from National Basketball Association teams such as the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks.

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