Basketball legend Ramon Fernandez’s 1974 Philippine team jersey is now part of the FIBA Museum. The news was confirmed by The STAR during the Toyota Reunion held last Friday in Makati. The reception was organized by Gil Cortez, the PBA’s first Rookie of the Year, to celebrate Fernandez’s 70th birthday and serve as a homecoming for their Toyota teammate Francis Arnaiz.
When he wore that uniform, the Philippine Basketball Association’s first four-time Most Valuable Player was a member of the national team that played in the 1974 FIBA World Championship in Puerto Rico. The Nationals beat Central African Republic, 87-86 to end their campaign with a win. Under coach Tito Eduque, the team, led by Robert Jaworski, Bogs Adornado, Abet Guidaben, Manny Paner and Fernandez, came back from a 41-49 halftime deficit to carve out the victory.
In fact, the jersey was among those exhibited in a hotel in Makati during the World Cup auction of memorabilia signed by FIBA Hall of Famers like Carmelo Anthony. Now, it is part of a collection of over 40,000 artifacts gathered over decades of research.
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