Héctor Blondet
Hector Blondet-Texidor (b. May 12, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City – d. September 9, 2006 in Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who in the 1970s played with the "Cardenales de Rio Piedras" and the "Capitanes de Arecibo" teams in the National Basketball League in Puerto Rico.[1]
During that time, he was also the shooting guard of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, leading the team to a 6th place at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he scored 150 points in nine games.[2][3] Four years later, he took his team to a 9th place at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.[2] Before this, Blondet had also helped Puerto Rico win the silver medal at the 1971 Pan American Games.[2]
Blondet was 1.95m tall and weighed 91 kg.
He is buried at the New Cemetery of Morovis.
References
- ^ "Player Statistics – Héctor Blondet (Spanish)". BSN. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Men's Competition – Puerto Rico". FIBA Americas. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ "Héctor Blondet (Spanish)". SR/Olympic Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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- 1947 births
- 2006 deaths
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn
- Puerto Rican basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of Puerto Rico
- Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
- Shooting guards
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Baloncesto Superior Nacional players
- Puerto Rican expatriates in Spain