NCAA ’59 muses & cheerleaders

In the ‘50s and ‘60s, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was the so-called basketball’s glamour league. The most popular sports event in the country was watched at the Rizal Coliseum and followed on radio and television and in newspaper.

Member schools were Ateneo, La Salle, San Beda, Letran (all Catholic schools), Mapua, Jose Rizal. But for Letran, all the other colleges have achieved university status. Rivalry among the six schools was intense.

Remember When? looks back at the muses and cheerleaders of NCAA in 1959. Recognize and remember some (or many) of them?

Gemma Cruz and cheerleaders with Ateneo’s Blue Eagle as backdrop

Pinky Sy-Juco cheered by Knights of Letran

Linda Gutierrez with Jose Rizal’s rah-rah boys

Conchitina Sevilla and La Salle Green Archers’ cheerleaders

Aida Reyes and Mapua’s pep squad

Lina Alvir with San Beda Red Lions’ cheerleaders