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'''Eliezer "Ely" O. Capacio''' (March 14, 1955 – February 23, 2014) was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] basketball player, coach and executive. Born in [[Palo, Leyte|Palo]], [[Leyte]], Philippines, he played a total of eight seasons as a [[forward-center]] for the [[Tanduay Rhum Masters|Tanduay Rhum Makers]] from 1979 to 1986, averaging 5.9 points and 5.5 rebounds in a total of 324 games. The team won two championships during the [[1986 PBA season]].<ref name=Farewell/><ref name=Ely/> His younger brother, [[Glenn Capacio]] also played in the PBA.
==Amateur career== The 6-4 center-forward was a veteran of the 1975 and 1977 [[Asian Basketball Confederation]] (ABC) championships and the 1977 SEA games. Capacio was a member of the MICAA mythical selection in 1976 and was part of the [[YCO Painters]] champion team in 1979, before joining the pro ranks.
==Coaching career== After he retired from active playing, Capacio became part of the Tanduay coaching staff of [[Arturo Valenzona]]. When the Rhum Makers got eliminated in the second conference of the [[1987 PBA season]], Valenzona was replaced and moved over to the Hills Bros. camp, Capacio succeeded Valenzona on the Tanduay bench. Capacio was assistant coach to new team [[Purefoods Star Hotshots|Purefoods Hotdogs]] from 1988-1990.
Towards the second round of the 1991 PBA First Conference semifinals, Capacio succeeded [[Baby Dalupan]] as [[San Mig Super Coffee Mixers|Purefoods]] coach when "The Maestro" decided to quit after differences with the management. The following conference, coach Capacio led the franchise to its first ever [[1991 PBA All-Filipino Conference|PBA All-Filipino Conference]] championship.<ref name=Farewell/> The next two conferences, the Hotdogs failed to make it past the eliminations. Capacio was replaced by [[Domingo F. Panganiban|Domingo Panganiban]], who acted as coach and team manager of the team starting the [[1992 PBA All-Filipino Conference]].
==League chairman== The [[Philippine Basketball Association]] then hired him as league chairman in 2005.<ref name=Ely/> He was vice president for human resources of Purefoods at the time of his death and would have served a second term as chair of the PBA board in the 2014–15 season.<ref name=Farewell>[http://pba.inquirer.net/42023/farewell-father-ely Farewell, "Father" Ely]</ref><ref name=Ely>[http://www.philstar.com/sports/2014/02/23/1293674/former-purefoods-coach-ely-capacio-passes-away Former Purefoods coach Ely Capacio passes away]</ref><ref>[http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/349730/sports/basketball/ely-capacio-former-pba-player-coach-and-official-passes-away Ely Capacio, former PBA player, coach, and official, passes away]</ref>
==Death== In February 2014, Capacio was playing a round of golf with Purefoods president Francisco Alejo. Capacio complained of back pain during the game. He completed the round but declined having lunch and later suffered a [[stroke]] from a ruptured [[aneurysm]]. Capacio died at age 58, at a hospital in [[Manila]] on February 23, 2014.<ref>[http://sports.inquirer.net/146124/ely-capacio-58 Ely Capacio, 58]</ref>
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