Francisco Vestil
Personal information
BornSeptember 17, 1914
Mambaling, Cebu City, Philippine Islands
DiedMay 28, 2000 (aged 85)
Cebu City, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Career information
High schoolVisayan Institute (guest player)
CollegeUniversity of Santo Tomas

Francisco Sanchez Vestil (September 17, 1914 – May 28, 2000)[1][2] was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Vestil was the flag bearer of the Philippine delegation at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

Before Vestil started his career in basketball, he was a baggage carrier who carried maguey leaves to the roof for drying. He started his basketball career and Cebu and received attention in his basketball career when he won the National Open Basketball Championships in 1938 as a guest player for the Visayan Institute.[4]

University of Santo Tomas (UST) basketball coach Jose Rodriguez urged him to enroll at the institution. Vestil finished his high school studies in UST. He helped UST win titles at the UAAP and National Open Championships from 1930 to 1940. Vestil also helped UST win its post-World War II title at the UAAP in 1946.[4]

Several months before his death, Vestil was bedridden due to complications from multiple strokes.[4]

The F. Vestil Street, which was a formerly unnamed road that connected the Cebu South Road Properties with his native Mambaling, was named in his honor on January 15, 2015.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francisco Vestil". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Francisco S. Vestil St., Cebu City | Freeman Opinion, the Freeman Sections, the Freeman | philstar.com". The Philippine STAR. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  3. ↑ Inigo, Manolo (16 June 2000). "All set for 2nd Hall of Fame ceremony". Clean Living. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2016. ... [Francisco] Vestil, flagbearer of the Philippine delegation in the 1948 London Olympics...
  4. 1 2 3 Manalo, Inigo (5 June 2000). "Olympian Vestil did not die in vain". Clean Living. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (August 20, 2015). "Francisco S. Vestil St., Cebu City". The Freeman. Retrieved December 1, 2022.


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