Quote Originally Posted by chua_riwap
There was this PBA player before in the late 70's (or early 80's), pangalan niya, LUKE DACULA (sounds like "Dracula"). Pinapalitan niya ito, and it was even published in the papers, pero nalimutan ko na yung ipanalit sa surname niya.
kilala ko yan, he used to play for Mariwasa before. Tuwing hawak nya bola, umaalulong ang ang mga manonood sa araneta. Ang pangalan niya ay Lucrecio Dacula. He thought of using his maternal name, pero mabantot pa din ang tunog, Tortor, and he settled for Dator, pinag dugtong yung dalawang apelyido niya. He got a court order, since then until he retired , he was known as Luke Dator. Sa mga oldies like me, he used to bang bodies with Alexander Potot of Ginebra nung bago pa lang ang PBA nung 1975.