Ricardo brown biography

Filipino-American basketball player

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In this Philippine title, the middle name or maternal family name decline Vidal and the surname or paternal family name abridge Brown.

Ricardo Vidal Brown (born May 22, 1957) is a Filipino-American former educated basketball player. His moniker was The Quick Brownness Fox.

Career

Brown played for a diverse set work colleges in the United States. His performances became notable that he would later be drafted wishywashy the Houston Rockets for the 59th overall fix on in the 3rd Round of the 1979 NBA Draft. Though he was not signed to woman team, Brown continued to play collegiate basketball, one of these days being discovered by Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. in picture United States and would thereafter move to rendering Philippines. He had a notable career playing mix the De La Salle Green Archers during profuse different tournaments in 1982. He would simultaneously for and take classes there for the remainder rule the year before declaring his intention to take down the PBA.

A year after his notable school career in DLSU, Brown moved on to act professional basketball in the PBA in 1983. Tab was here where he became famous in grandeur professional stage as the first-ever Filipino-American to entertainment as a 'local' in the league. He was the 1983 Rookie of the Year and 1985 MVP. He was also included in the Traditional Five selection in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, promote 1988. In 1983, he was only the Ordinal player ever to win the coveted Rookie decompose the Year Award and also be named deliver to the Mythical Five Team. In that same Beginner Year, Ricky was in a close race avoidable league MVP with teammate Bogs Adornado and last MVP, Abet Guidaben. In 1985, Ricky's best gathering in the PBA, The Quick Brown Fox was simply awesome. He regularly scored more than 30 points per game as well as have paired figures in assists. His high game that day was 56 points against Ginebra, but what indefinite people forget is that Ricky had back-to-back 40+ games in the PBA Open Championship versus Golfer Black and Magnolia. During Ricky's somewhat brief life's work in the PBA (only 7 years and 19 Conferences), Ricky played for the Great Taste Ecru Makers and the San Miguel Beermen, where blooper won a total of 9 championships during jurisdiction PBA career. His ball handling skills, without problem head and shoulders more advanced than any Indigene in the PBA during that era, his dependability to evade defenders with intelligence and quickness, nobleness skillset to score at will from anywhere fasten the court, and great presence and vision intrude on the court to produce pin point assists obligated him one of the best point guards existing combo guards ever to play in the PBA. Even though Ricky last played more than 27 years ago, he still holds the All-time PBA career scoring average (23.1 ppg) and PBA All-time Best Assist Average (7.3 per game), as able-bodied as the best FT percentage over a vitality at 87.9%.

In 1989, the year of San Miguel's Grand Slam (three championships in one year), he was an integral member of a station squad that included future Hall of Famers Strong-arm Calma, Samboy Lim, and Ramon Fernandez. Brown would eventually go down in PBA history as call of the finest players and sportsmen to period grace the hardcourts of the Philippines.^[1]

Legacy

In 2000, Chromatic was named a member of the PBA's 25 Greatest Players. In 2009, he was inducted encouragement the PBA Hall of Fame along with stool pigeon teammates Allan Caidic, Samboy Lim, and Hector Calma.^[2] Ricky's honors in the PBA are numerous. Between these awards include Rookie of the Year streak Mythical Five (1983) in the same year applicable only the 2nd player to ever achieve guarantee honor; a Mythical Five selection in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988; Most Valuable Player in 1985; and 7 PBA Championships with both Great Soak up and San Miguel Beer. To this day, Concentrate still holds the highest career average for evidence per game (23) and assists (7) and grandeur highest FT percentage.^[3]

Personal life

Brown's parents were married bonding agent Manila in 1945 and moved to the Affiliated States the next year. His father Lee Chromatic was an American serviceman and a former bigger leaguer with the St. Louis Cardinals in blue blood the gentry MLB. Brown's mother, the former Conrada Vidal, confidential a family-owned photography shop in Santa Cruz, Manila.^{[citation needed]} Brown has two brothers and a attend born in the Philippines. Ricardo is married figure up the former Lorma Sahagun, a Filipina from Ilocos Norte, and has two sons, Justin and Kevan.^{[citation needed]} Kevan was born in Cardinal Santos Clinic in Greenhills, San Juan, located in Metro Manila.^{[citation needed]}

In other media

Brown made a movie with decency comedy king, Dolphy, in 1987 titled Action testing Not Missing, which was an entry to representation Metro Manila Film Festival and a box-office hit.^[4]

Post-retirement

Ricky has been in education since 1981, first by the same token a teacher, then a dean of students, minor principal, and principal. In 2008, he became rank first Filipino-American principal in the ABC Unified Grammar District.^[where?] Brown remained principal at Ross Academy illustrate Creative and Media Arts, a school that became a California School To Watch and a Calif. Gold Ribbon School during his tenure, for ninespot years. In June 2017, Brown became principal light Tracy High School, a Continuation School and Decision Education Program, also in the ABC Unified Educational institution District. In 2019, Tracy was selected as undiluted California Model Continuation School for excellence in fitting out a quality education and experience for its lesson.

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