Ruperto Herrera Tabio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Tabio.
Ruperto Herrera
Personal information
Born (1949-12-06) December 6, 1949 (age 74)
Havana, Cuba
Listed height6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1971: undrafted
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number5
Career history
0Capitalinos
1964–1982Industriales
0Habana
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cuba
Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Colombia
CentroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 1967 El Salvador
Silver medal – second place 1969 Cuba
Gold medal – first place 1971 Venezuela
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Dominican Republic
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Puerto Rico
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Italy

Ruperto Nicolás Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949, in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 3⁄4") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the FIBA Order of Merit in 1999, and he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player, in 2015.[1] He was awarded with the Olympic Order, in 2019.[2]

  1. ^ HALL OF FAMERS Ruperto HERRERA TABIO (Cuba).
  2. ^ Olympic Order given to Patrick Baumann posthumously.