Nationality Puerto Rican Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Height 1.83 m Position Center | Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing career Weight 77 kg | |
Born July 31, 1930
Ciales, Puerto Rico ( 1930-07-31 ) High school Río Piedras (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) College University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (1945–1949) Died 17 July 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico Education University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus | ||
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. 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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