Teófilo Cruz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Puerto Rican basketball player
Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1942
Place of Birth: Santurce, Puerto Rico, United States
Date of Death: 30-Aug-2005
Profession: basketball player
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Teófilo Cruz
- Teófilo "Teó" Cruz Downs (January 8, 1942 – August 30, 2005) was a Puerto Rican professional basketball player.
- After playing college basketball, Cruz played in Puerto Rico's top level league, the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) with Cangrejeros de Santurce, Indios de Canóvanas, Mets de Guaynabo, Cardenales de Río Piedras, and Taínos de Mayagüez.
- Cruz also played in Spain with Picadero Damm, and in Belgium with Racing Club Mechelen. Cruz was also a member of the senior Puerto Rican national basketball team, and he represented Puerto Rico in five Summer Olympic Games, from 1960 to 1976, making him the first athlete to do so.
- On March 1, 2007, he was inducted into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame.
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