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Benigno “Benny” Gopez, a businessman who led two national sports associations, died of natural causes on Sunday morning at the age of 78.
A former president of the Philippine National Golf Association and the local volleyball federation, Gopez was also responsible for bringing the Mizuno sports line to the country where he built his business empire.
An avid golfer, Gopez also helped stars like Cassius Casas, Carito Villaroman and Bong Lopez, among others when he was credited with bringing the World Team Golf Championship to the country in 1996 held at Manila Southwoods and Sta. Elena.
This was also when Gopez was head of volleyball when the Philippines hosted the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) World Championship in 2000.
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