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| Born | December 26, 1950 Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | University of San Agustin | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
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| ?–1977 | Concepcion | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1981 | U/Tex Wranglers | ||||||||||||||
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Jaime "Jimmy" Noblezada is a retired Filipino professional basketball player who played for Concepcion Carrier and the U/Tex Wranglers in the Philippine Basketball Association.
Noblezada was born on December 26, 1950 in Miagao, Iloilo. He studied at the University of San Agustin. [1] He also worked as a kargador at a seaport in Bacolod. [2]
Noblezada played in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) for Concepcion Industries. He was known by the moniker "Taong Bato" (lit. 'stone man') [1]
Noblezada is among the first players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing in the inaugural game April 9, 1975 for Concepcion Carrier against Mariwasa Noritake. [3] He is the original "Iron Man" in the PBA, a moniker given to him by league broadcaster Dick Ildefonso. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5]
He is also the first local player to score more than 20-points, featuring in a 98–101 loss for Concepcion. [3] [6]
He moved to U/Tex Wranglers in 1977. He won the 1978 and 1980 Open Conferences [3]
Noblezada retired in 1981 having played 275 games and averaging 10.5 points in the PBA [3] , to focus on his family life. [1]
Noblezada is a member of the Philippine youth national team which won the 1972 ABC Under-18 Championship. [1]
Noblezada is married to a woman who was an alumna of Saint Paul College in Quezon City, with whom he had three daughters. Noblezada marrief his wife at age 36, a few years after his retirement. [2] [1]
