Who is Alvin Patrimonio?

Alvin stands at 6'3 and plays the power forward position but during his amateur days he's a combo big man because he can also play the center position with ease. his style of play is somewhat comparable to Karl Malone because they're not only strong players but a big man who has a decent outside touch. he also has a reputation for being one of the most beloved players in philippine basketball and the second most popular player behind Robert Jaworski because of his love for his fans and he entertains every fan that wants his autographs no matter how many they are and even when the coliseum is already closing he will continue signing. He is also called "Captain Lionheart" because of his leadership qualities and showing the heart of a true champion every game which resulted in many memorable game-winning performance in his name. He is somewhat called "a complete package" wherein aside from being a talented basketball player he also has the looks that girls go ga-ga over him. Apart from being a basketball player, he also is an endorser of many products such as Purefoods, Swatch, Lipovitan, Kaypee Shoes (during his first few years as a pro player), Nike Philippines, etc. he also appeared in a political ad campaign for Senator Manny Villar. In 1991, he signed a 5-year 25 million peso contract and begin the era of the multi-millionaire players.