Angelo "Monchito" Cruz was born on September 20,1958 and is a former Puerto Rican professional basketball player.
14 Facts About Angelo Cruz
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Angelo Cruz played for the Indios de Canovanas for 13 seasons.
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Angelo Cruz led Canovanas to back-to-back championships in 1983 and 1984 and recorded his 1,500th assist in 1988.
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Angelo Cruz spent his last three seasons with the Titanes de Morovis.
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Angelo Cruz's best remembered basket was one he made in the 1983 Semi-Finals against the Vaqueros de Bayamon.
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Down by three points, Angelo Cruz launched a half-court shot as time expired which went in to tie the game.
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Angelo Cruz would go on to play in two more Pan Am Games in 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela and in 1987 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
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In 1988, Angelo Cruz helped qualify Puerto Rico to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, at the 1988 Tournament of the Americas Olympic Qualifier in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Angelo Cruz played in two FIBA World Tournaments, 1986 in Spain and 1990 in Argentina.
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Angelo Cruz retired from basketball in 1993, after which he found a job working at Yankee Stadium, where he met and befriended fellow Puerto Rican Milwaukee Brewers player Jose Valentin when he was in town playing against the Yankees.
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Angel had a grandson, Kaneda Cruz whom is from the same area as Angelo.
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Angelo Cruz had another daughter, Angeliz, from his marriage to Annie Torres.
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Angelo Cruz's youngest child, Justin Cruz was born from his marriage with Carmen Diaz Farrell.
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At the time of his disappearance, Angelo Cruz was no longer married.