Neftalí Rivera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Neftalí Rivera

Olympic basketball player

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1948

Place of Birth: Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 23-Dec-2017

Profession: basketball player

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Neftalí Rivera

  • Neftalí Rivera Oliveras (November 3, 1948 – December 23, 2017) was a Puerto Rican basketball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
  • He holds the record for most points in a game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974.
  • In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as the 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws.
  • He died on December 23, 2017, at Auxilio Mutuo Hospital in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, due to respiratory problems.

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