Federico López

Federico López
Personal information
Born (1962-03-26)March 26, 1962
Mexico City, Mexico
Died November 6, 2006(2006-11-06) (aged 44)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1981–1997
Position Point guard
Career history
1981–1997 Mets de Guaynabo
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× BSN champion (1982, 1989)
Career statistics
Points 6,105 (13.7 ppg)
Rebounds 1,926 (4.3 rpg)
Assists 2,440 (5.5 apg)
Medals
Representing  Puerto Rico
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Havana 1991 Team Competition
Indianapolis 1987 Team Competition

Federico "Fico" López Camacho (March 26, 1962 – November 6, 2006)[1] was a Puerto Rican basketball player. He was a member of the Mets de Guaynabo.

Although he was born in Mexico, López represented the Puerto Rican national team. Together with his brother-in-law, Mario Morales, López won various championships in the Puerto Rican league.

Personal life

López was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Cuban parents. His father, Federico López Sr. was a star of Cuban basketball during the 1940s and 1950s. López was one of the star players of the national team of Puerto Rico. He was part of the first national Puerto Rican team to win a game against a national United States team (in Mexico). As a member of the Puerto Rican team he participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Death

López died in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on November 6, 2006 from an apparent heart attack while playing volleyball with his friends in Caparra Country Club, the court that bears his name and where he grew up in sports since the age of 8. López was 44 years old.

References

  1. ↑ Muere uno de los astros del baloncesto puertorriqueño (in Spanish)


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