What is Ron Jacobs?
'''Ron Jacobs''' (December 27, 1942 &ndash; December 24, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] basketball coach. He was born in [[Marion, North Carolina|Marion]], [[North Carolina]]. He coached for [[college basketball]] teams such as [[Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball|Loyola Marymount University]] and for [[Northern Cement basketball team|Northern Cement]]. He also coached the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]]. Jacobs moved to [[Pasig City]], [[Philippines]] during the 1980s. He suffered a major [[stroke]] in 2001 which left him in a [[wheelchair]]. Jacobs died in [[Makati]], [[Philippines]] from complications following the stroke at the age of 72.<ref>{{ cite news |last=Ramos |first=Gerry |title=Legendary coach Ron Jacobs passes away at 72 after long bout with illness |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/legendary-coach-ron-jacobs-dies-after-long-bout-with-il |publisher=Spin.ph |date=December 24, 2015 |access-date=December 25, 2015 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Ron}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}