00:00 He passed away last Friday at the age of 81.
00:02 The former PBA chairman is a businessman sportsman
00:06 who is also known as the founding chair of a national collegiate league,
00:10 named Reynaldo Gamboa.
00:11 Gamboa was elected to serve as chairman of the PBA Board of Governors in 1999.
00:19 Before that, he was vice chairman while he was the president of the Philippine Shell Petroleum Ball Club.
00:25 He was one of the leaders of Shell behind the Turbochargers when they won
00:30 the back-to-back crown of the 1998 Governors Cup and 1999 Philippine Cup
00:35 under Coach Perry Ronquillo.
00:39 He was also a part of a team led by Benji Paras, Jerry Esplana, Chris Jackson, and Vic Pablo.
00:47 He was also a founding member of the Philippine Basketball Board.
00:51 He was buried at the Capilla de la Virgen Santuario de San Antonio, Paris, Makati.
00:58 Gamboa's inauguration will be held on August 30.
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