Juan Báez

Male, Person

1935 –

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Who is Juan Báez?

Juan "Johnny" Báez a.k.a. "El Indio de la Vía", is a former Puerto Rican basketball player. He played from 1953 to 1969 in Puerto Rico's Superior Basketball League and from 1957 to 1961 with the Real Madrid basketball Spanish basketball team in Europe. In 1957, Báez was named the leagues MVP and points leader. In 2007, Báez was awarded Puerto Rico's top sports award, the Puerto Rico Olympic Medal of Honor. Báez was also inducted into Puerto Rico's Sports Hall of Fame.

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Born
Apr 14, 1935
United States of America

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on July 23, 2013

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