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Are these former fixtures in the amateur leagues still playing?
Fritz Bauzon
Khiel Misa
Boyet Bautista
Ronjay Enrile
Floyd Dedicatoria
Edwin Asoro
Nino Gelig
Wynsjohn Te
Sean Co
Christian Luanzon
Ford Arao
Reed Juntilla
Ian Saladaga
Nat Cruz
Kim Valenzuela
Al Magpayo
Alfie Grijaldo
Richard Alonzo
Noy Javier
Don Dulay
Chito Jaime
Eric Rodriguez
Nestor David
Abby Santos
Ron Capati
Earn Saguindel
Don Villamin
Neil Raneses
All of these guys can revive their career in the ABL. Or in the D-League if they are not over the age limit.
Chris Cantonjos is one of Pido Jarencio's assistants at UST. What fascinates me is how he has aged through the years. He's only in his mid-30s yet he looks like somebody who is about to become a golden boy.
Hey, my dad - Van Samson Nery - used to play PBA 1974-1976.
He used to play for Mariwasa and Crispa, does anyone remember him?
Well, after that, he played here in Australia for Nort Adelaide, then at this place called Mawson Lakes, but due to injuries, he stopped. :P
Hey, my dad - Van Samson Nery - used to play PBA 1974-1976.
He used to play for Mariwasa and Crispa, does anyone remember him?
Well, after that, he played here in Australia for Nort Adelaide, then at this place called Mawson Lakes, but due to injuries, he stopped. :P
I hope someone remembers him!
Of course we do. He played for Crispa in MICAA, prior to the establishment of the PBA. He played for Noritake inthe PBA from 1975 and 1976, until it was reported that he, and another Noritake/Mariwasa player Hubert Filipinas migrated to Australia.
Tell your dad, a lot of basketball fans in the Philippines remember him.
You can also tell him he was one of the first players I saw wearing a headband or bandana because he had long hair then as most players had back in those times. Tito Varela will follow suit (wearing a headband) in 1976 because he was emulating the style of Donald "Slick" Watts.
Sad news from Ruffy Ignacio, secretary general of the PBA Legends Foundation USA:
“We received a call from Francis Arnaiz in Sacramento, California, informing us of the death of PBA legend Alberto ‘Big Boy’ Reynoso Nov. 22 Manila time at his residence in Sacramento.”
According to Ruffy, Big Boy has been “in and out of various illnesses” for several months now.
“He became critically ill three years ago, but he recovered. Then he got sick again. It was downhill all the way after that,” Ruffy said.
In 2008, during the first Legends reunion in the US, former Toyota teammates Sonny Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz and other legends had the opportunity to visit Big Boy in a hospital.
I last spoke to him some months after that when Arab friends from Bahrain (where he previously worked) called him up to find out if he was well. By that time, Big Boy had recovered from his ailment and was back on his feet.
Big Boy’s younger brother Cristino had died of a stroke around the same time he was hospitalized in 2008, if I remember correctly.
As for fellow legend Abet Guidaben, who was afflicted with myasthenia gravis, Ruffy reports that he has returned to good health after the surgical removal of his thymus gland.
“Abet’s wife Maridol has also fully recovered. They continue to look after each other’s health though. Abet is back actively playing.”
LABAN KUNG LABAN! KAYA NATIN PILIPINAS! Mabuhay angTEAMPILIPINAS!!!!
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