DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame
The De La Salle Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame is the illustrious group of Lasallians who had outstanding performance as an athlete, coach, trainer, or manager in local and/international sports. Awardees are at least 20 years out of a La Salle school. They have demonstrated exemplary role model qualities and have brought honor to the university and/country.
1993
- Dionisio Calvo - FIBA Hall of Fame (2007); National Basketball Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement Award; Co-founder of Asian Basketball Confederation; Organized and founded the Manila Industrial Athletic Association (MICAA); Philippine National Basketball Team coach - 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1948 London Olympics, and 1951 Asian Games (Gold); De La Salle College Basketball Coach (1947 NCAA Champion); De La Salle College Football Coach (NCAA Champion)
- Virgilio Lobregat - Legendary football player and World War II martyr; Lobregat Cup established in his honor
- Sebastian Ugarte - Legendary football player; Ugarte Field named in his honor.
1994
- Leopoldo "Leo" Prieto - National Basketball Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement Award; PBA Hall of Fame; Philippine National Team Coach - 1956 Melbourne Olympics; YCO coach - multititled MICAA Champion; known as the founding PBA Commissioner; La Salle Green Archers team - 1939 NCAA Champion and 1939 National Seniors Open Champion)
- Joaquin Ortigas - NCAA football great
- Rogelio LaO - Coach, De La Salle basketball team - 1949 National Seniors Open champion and 1956 NCAA champion
1995
- Valentin "Tito" Eduque - 1947-1949 (National Basketball Hall of Fame - Lifetime Achievement Award; PBA Hall of Fame; Philippine National Basketball Team coach with the most number of gold medals in major international basketball tournaments; Philippine National Basketball Team coach - 1948 London Olympics and 1973 ABC; Coach of YCO - multi-titled MICAA Champion; MICAA - YCO; Captain, La Salle Green Archers team - 1947 NCAA Champion and 1949 National Seniors Open Champion)
- Ramon "Ramoncito" Campos - 1947 (National Basketball Hall of Fame, Philippine National Basketball Team - 1948 London Olympics; Philippine National Basketball Team - 1952 Helsinki Olympics; Philippine National Basketball Team - 1956 Melbourne Olympics; MICAA - YCO; La Salle Green Archers team - 1947 NCAA Champion; played for Columbia University - making him the first Filipino to play in United States NCAA)
- Manuel "Manolet" Araneta - 1947-1949 (Philippine National Basketball Team - 1948 London Summer Olympics; 1947 MICAA Most Valuable Player; MICAA - Philippine Air Lines; La Salle Green Archers team - 1947 NCAA Champion and 1949 National Seniors Open Champion)
- Eduardo "Eddie" Decena - 1947-1949 (Philippine National Basketball Team - 1948 London Olympics; NCAA MVP - 1947; La Salle Green Archers team - 1947 NCAA Champion and National Seniors Open Champion
1996
- Kurt Bachmann - 1956-1959 (National Basketball Hall of Fame; Philippine National Basketball Team - 1958 Asian Games Champion, Philippine National Basketball Team - 1959 World Basketball, Philippine National Basketball Team - 1960 Rome Olympics, Philippine National Basketball Team - 1960 Asian Basketball Confederation Champion, Philippine National Basketball Team - 1962 Asian Games Champion; MICAA - YCO and Chelsea; La Salle Green Archers - 1956 NCAA Champion; 2-time NCAA MVP - 1955-1956
1997
- Jose Miguel "Mike" Bilbao - PBA - Tanduay and Beer Hausen; MICAA - Mariwasa; Captain, La Salle Green Archers team - 1971 NCAA Champion)
1998
- Adrian "Adi" Manzano - NCAA football great
- Lim Eng Beng - PBA 25 Greatest Players Award, 1978 PBA Mythical Team; PBA - Utex, SMB, Crispa, Manila Beer, Carrier; NCAA MVP - 1974; NCAA All-time Best Scoring Average - 32 ppg; NCAA All-time most points scored in a single game - 55 points; La Salle Green Archers team - 1971 and 1974 NCAA Champions
1999
- Martin Urra - 1951-1953 Philippine National Basketball Team - 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Philippine Team - 1958 Asian Games Champion; MICAA - YCO; La Salle Green Archers team
2000
- Tomas "Tommy" Manotoc - PBA Hall of Fame; PBA Grand Slam winning coach for Crispa; Philippine Amateur Golf champion
2001
- Philip Ella Juico - Philippine Sports Commissioner
2002
- Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco - PBA Hall of Fame; Advocate and contributor to Philippine basketball development; founder of PABL (precursor of PBL); owner of PBA teams
2003
- Rafael Nepomuceno - Guinness Book of World Records - most number of bowling World Cup titles; International Bowling Hall of Fame; International Olympic Committee President's Trophy; FIQ - International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium; - Prestigious Bowlers Journal -Greatest International Bowler of All Time; Philippine Sports Association - Athlete of the Century
- Stephen Hontiveros - World Bowling Cup and President of FIQ
- Celso Dayrit - President, Fencing Confederation of Asia
2004
- Joaquin "Quinito" Henson - PBA and boxing sports commentator; sports journalist
2005
- Guillermo "Billy" Manotoc - Philippine National Basketball Team - Intercontinental Basketball Tournament (Bronze)
- Jose Mari "Mendy" Mendieta - 1947 NCAA and 1949 National Seniors Basketball championship team
- Frederick "Derek" Pumaren - Basketball head coach - 1989-1990 UAAP champions
- Daniel "Danny" Jose - DLSU Sports Development Director; NCAA tennis champion
- Enrique Razon - Advocate and philanthropist for sports development
2006
- Fernando Alvarez (athlete)|Fernando Alvarez - FIFA Centennial Order of Merit; 1949 Philippine Athlete of the Year
- Emilio Ugarte, Jr. - NCAA football great
- Francis Gaston - Philippine Amateur Seniors Golf champion
2007
- Rolando Dizon, FSC - Chairman of Commission of Higher Education; President of DLSU System
- Miguel "Mike" Preysler - Philippine Amateur Golf champion
2008
- Jose "Peping" Cojuangco - President of Philippine Olympic Committee and sports development advocate
- Manuel Monsour Del Rosario - Taekwondo Hall Of Fame; Bronze medalist - 1985 World TKD Championship
- Franz Pumaren - 1998-2001 and 2007 UAAP Basketball champion coach; winningest De La Salle basketball coach
2009
- Arthur Pons - Legendary Philippine Decathlon champion; Track and Field team (1972-1973 NCAA champion)
- Agapito "Terry" Capistrano - Multitiled De La Salle Green Archer basketball team manager
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