Original title: Sichuan basketball star Jiang Keli died of illness, at the age of 82, helped Sichuan team win the first National Games championship
2020 is a “farewell” year. Many sports stars have passed away in this year, from Kobe at the beginning of the year to Maradona who died last month. In less than 5 days before the end of 2020, a famous Sichuan sportsman bid farewell to us. As a main player, the famous defender Jiang Keli, who helped the Sichuan Men’s Basketball Team win the first National Games championship, died at 6:35 this morning at the age of 82. The Red Star News reporter confirmed the news from Jiang Keli’s wife.
On March 19, 2016, at Jinling Heng Street, Chengdu, the old man Jiang Keli, a veteran of the Sichuan Men’s Basketball Team, was looking at old photos of that year (Photo from Chengdu Business Daily)
In the 1960s, Jiang Keli was one of the best defenders in China. At the time, Jiang Keli was definitely a man in the domestic basketball world. The star alliance formed with teammates, facing the American team and the former Soviet Union team, was not surprised. Jiang Keli, who is 1.78 meters tall, is nicknamed “Jiang Feizi”. With his agile style and skill, he is favored by fans and is a famous place in Sichuan basketball history. In the first National Games in 1959, as the main player, Jiang Keli helped the Sichuan Men’s Basketball team pass all the way and defeated the Hebei team in the final, becoming the first National Games basketball champion team in the history of New China. At that time, it was called the “Master of Dribbling.” Jiang Keli, along with “double-material pitcher” Zhang Genquan, “rebounding king” Lan Hai, “peripheral engine” Wang Pingyi, and “bomber” Ye Chunquan, was affectionately called the Sichuan Men’s Basketball “Five Tigers General” by fans.
Old photos of the Sichuan Men’s Basketball Team (reproduced by a reporter from Chengdu Commercial Daily in 2016)
As a famous basketball player in Sichuan, Jiang Keli has always been concerned about the development of Sichuan Men’s Basketball. When his physical condition allowed him, he would go to the scene to watch almost every home game of Sichuan Men’s Basketball. However, his age is high. He suffered from severe bone tuberculosis a few years ago. Since 2018, he has suffered from more than 10 diseases such as diabetes, respiratory failure, cerebral infarction, brain atrophy, and pulmonary embolism. He has been in a critical state for a long time. During the period, the leaders and colleagues of the Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau and the Provincial Sports Technical College were very concerned. The Sichuan Basketball Association also launched a fundraising activity. Many fans generously donated their money. Jiang Keli was recovering well. However, in the end Mr. Jiang Keli failed to recover his health. According to Jiang’s wife, Jiang Keli was very peaceful when he passed away. “He has devoted his life to basketball, and now he doesn’t have to work anymore. Today, many of his fans have come to express their condolences spontaneously. This is also the best affirmation of Jiang Keli’s life. .”
The Sri Lankan has passed away. May Mr. Jiang Keli be in the sky and continue to bless Sichuan basketball back to its peak.
Red Star News reporter He Pengnan
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