At the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games , he was honoured with being the last athlete to carry the Olympic torch , before handing it to the archer , Antonio Rebollo , who lit the fire in the cauldron , with an arrow . He was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008 . He became a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016 . He is considered to be one of the greatest small forwards to ever play in Europe . San Epifanio , known by almost everyone as simply , " Epi " , grew up in Zaragoza , and began to play the sport of basketball in his native city . In 1973 , Epi made his club debut with CN Helios , in the Spanish third division . However , his local club eventually rejected him . In 1974 , FC Barcelona signed his older brother , Herminio , to a contract . Herminio then insisted that Epi would also join him at the club , and so the two moved to Barcelona . FC Barcelona 's senior men 's team head coach , Ranko Žeravica , gave Epi the opportunity to play with the club 's youth teams
Opening Ceremony
1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Juan Antonio San Epifanio