▁his ▁grade ▁school ▁years , ▁O cam po ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁basketball ▁and ▁football . ▁He ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁grade ▁school ▁basketball ▁team ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁the ▁height ▁requirement . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁football ▁squad ▁where ▁his ▁br ill iance ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁became ▁much ▁apparent . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een , ▁O cam po ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁sport sw rit ers ▁as ▁“ Mr . ▁Football ”. ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁football ▁team ▁that ▁tou red ▁Korea ▁and ▁Spain ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Track ▁and ▁field ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁during ▁his ▁school ▁years . ▁ ▁Basketball ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁O cam po ▁broke ▁his ▁cla v icle ▁during ▁a ▁football ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁ad vised ▁by ▁do ctors ▁to ▁ce ase ▁from ▁sports ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁While ▁recuper ating , ▁O cam po ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁school ’ s ▁basketball ▁team . ▁O cam po ▁officially ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁NCAA ▁basketball ▁season . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁back - to - back ▁NCAA ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁O cam po ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁captain ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁King ▁E agle . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁joined