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Samboy Lim

Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager (died 2023)

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Born
April 1, 1962
Died
December 23, 2023
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1962

About Samboy Lim

Avelino "Samboy" Borromeo Lim Jr., nicknamed "The Skywalker", was a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and the national team in the 1980s and 1990s. Lim was discovered at 15-years old while playing on the courts of Phil-Am Life Homes in Quezon City by former basketball player, Jun Celis. Even as a first-year varsity player for the Letran Knights, Samboy was already a significant contributor to Letran's championship team. Samboy won the NCAA MVP trophy as he led the Knights to their third straight NCAA seniors' championships from 1982 to 1984, under coach Larry Albano. His first stint with the national team was during the 1983 SEA Games in Singapore, where the Philippines retained the title.

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Samboy Lim timeline

  1. Samboy won the NCAA MVP trophy as he led the Knights to their third straight NCAA seniors' championships from 1982 to 1984, under coach Larry Albano.
  2. His first stint with the national team was during the 1983 SEA Games in Singapore, where the Philippines retained the title.

The world when Samboy Lim was born

Samboy Lim was born in 1962. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1962

  • #1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
  • Top movieLawrence of Arabia
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
  • Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
  • Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
  • Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
  • World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Samboy Lim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19622026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,800$435,000
Average income$7,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population186.5M341 million

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