Ramón or Ramon may refer to:

People[link]

Given name[link]

• Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
• Ramon Dekker, Dutch muay thai fighter
• Ramón Díaz Argentine football player and coach
• Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827–1898), Puerto Rican nationalist
• Ramón Fumadó (born 1981), Venezuelan diver
• Ramón García (born 1972), Colombian road cyclist
• Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (born 1940), American actor (better known as Martin Sheen )
• Ramón González (athlete) (born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower
• Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888–1963), Spanish author and dramatist frequently abbreviated as Ramón
• Ramon Goose (born 16 January 1977), a blues-rock guitarist, singer
• Ramón Hernández (born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
• Ramón Jiménez Gaona (born 1969), Paraguayan discus thrower
• Ramon Lopes de Freitas (born 1989) Brazilian footballer
• Ramon Magsaysay (1907–1957), third president of the Third Philippine Republic
• Ramón Novarro (1899–1968), Mexican actor who achieved fame as a "Latin lover" in silent films
• Ramon Nomar (born 1974), Venezuelan born Spanish porn actor.
• Ramón Osni Moreira Lage (born 1988) Brazilian footballer
• Ramón da Silva Ramos (born 1950), Brazilian footballer
• Ramón Rodrigo de Freitas (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
• Ramón Rodríguez (actor) (born 1979), American actor
• Ramon Sessions, American professional basketball player
• Ramón Troncoso (born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher
• Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936), Spanish dramatist and novelist
• Ramón Vinay (1911–1996), Chilean opera singer

Surname[link]

• Diego Ramon (1641–1724). Commandant of the presidio of San Juan Bautista from its establishment in 1703 until his death
• Einat Ramon (born 1959), first Israeli-born woman rabbi
• Gaston Ramon (1886–1963), French veterinarian and biologist
• Haim Ramon (born 1950), Israeli politician and former Minister of Justice
• Ilan Ramon (1954–2003), Israeli Air Force pilot and an astronaut, killed in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• Miriam Ramón (born 1973), Ecuadorian racewalker
• Steve Ramon (born 1979), Belgian motorcross racer

Localities[link]

• Mitzpe Ramon, small township located on the edge of Ramon crater
• Ramon Crater, a large natural crater in the Israeli Negev desert
• Ramon, subdivision ("frazione") of the municipality of Loria in the Treviso province, Italy
• Ramon, Isabela, municipality in the Philippines
• Ramon, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Voronezh Oblast, Russia
• Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines

Other[link]

• Ramón tree, an alternative common name for the Breadnut tree (Brosimum alicastrum)
• Ramon (King of Fighters), a video game character in the King of Fighters series
• Razor Ramon, a character of professional wrestler Scott Hall

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Ramon Ayala is a bajo sexto player from Donna, Texas, who currently resides in the Rio Grande Valley. He is the son of Pedro Ayala. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Sexto Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association.^[1][2] In 2009 he celebrated his 45th career anniversary.^[3]

Career[link]

Ramon Ayala started playing the accordion in 1951. Ramon Ayala learned the drums 1954. In 1955, he picked-up the bajo sexto where his father Pedro Ayala El Monarca del Acordeón showed him his first two chords. By 1956 Ramon Ayala and his brother Pedro Ayala Jr., who played accordion, joined their father in Pedro Ayala y Su Conjunto. Since 1956 Ramon Ayala has gone on to record for over a dozen studios releasing 88 recordings in album, 45, cassette, and cd formats. Ramon Ayala recorded with Freddy Fender, Paulino Bernal, Esteban Jordan among others. To date he has released 105 recordings.

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.thev247.com/entertainment/ayala-1194-conjunto-pedro.html
• The Arhoolie Foundation 1
• The Arhoolie Foundation 2
• The Arhoolie Foundation 3

Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States (the first Spanish group to do so) selling over a million records.

Biography[link]

The band were an amalgamation of two pop groups, Los Sonor and The Runaways. Los Bravos' lead singer, Mike Kogel a/k/a Mike Kennedy was from Germany. His vocal styling was sometimes likened to Gene Pitney's. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1966 ^[1] and #4 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, the first Spanish group to achieve this.^[2] The song sold over one million copies worldwide. The track was written by Tony Hayes and Steve Wadey, in their recording studio for cutting demo discs in Hoo St Werburgh, near Rochester, Kent, England.^[2] The song was later covered by Johnny Hallyday and the French-based outfit Belle Epoque, and in 1977 their disco version of the song coincidentally also reached #2 in the UK.

Los Bravos' follow-up single, "I Don't Care", reached #16 in the UK in October 1966. In 1967 the band participated in the Sanremo Music Festival, failing to qualify for the final with the song "Uno come noi" in Italian.^[3] The band were the subjects of two Spanish comedic movies: in 1967 Los chicos con las chicas (The Boys With the Girls), directed by Javier Aguirre and in 1968, ¡Dame un poco de amooor...! (Give Me a Little Looove!), directed by José María Forqué and Francisco Macián...the title song was composed/originally recorded by Vanda/Young--The Easybeats. Their song "Going Nowhere" from the soundtrack to Los chicos con las chicas was re-issued as a part of the Rhino Records series, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969.

One of Los Bravos' founding members Manuel Fernandez committed suicide on 20 May 1967, at the age of 23,^[4][5] after the death of his bride Lottie Rey in an auto accident.

Band members[link]

• Michael Volker 'Mike' Kogel (born 25 April 1945, Berlin) — vocals
• Antonio Martinez (born 3 October 1945, Madrid) — guitar. Martinez died in a motorcycle accident en route to his office in 1990.^[6]
• Manuel Fernandez (29 September 1943, Seville, Andalucia — 20 May 1967) — electric organ
• Miguel Vicens Danus (born 21 June 1944, Ferrol, Galicia) — bass guitar
• Pablo Gomez (born 5 November 1943, Barcelona, Catalonia) — drums

Discography[link]

Singles[link]

The following singles reached the Billboard Hot 100 or UK Top 40:^[7]

• "Black Is Black" (1966) — UK #2 U.S. #4
• "I Don't Care" (1966) — UK #16
• "Going Nowhere" (1966) — U.S. #91
• "Bring a Little Lovin'" (1968) — U.S. #51

Albums[link]

Original studio albums:^[7]

• Black is Black (1966) — Press Records — U.S. #93
• Bring a Little Lovin' (1968) — Parrot
• All the Best (1993) — compilation album — Decca

See also[link]

• RPM number-one hits of 1966
• List of artists under the Decca Records label
• List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States
• List of songs deemed inappropriate by Clear Channel following the September 11, 2001 attacks
• Music of Spain

References[link]

External links[link]

• Los Bravos biography at Allmusic website
• Video for "Black is Black"
• Video for "Going Nowhere"

Ramon Dekkers
Dekkers at Ring Masters Olympia press conference, Istanbul in 2008
Born	Ramon Dekkers (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 42) Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	The Diamond, Turbine from Hell
Nationality	Dutch
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb; 11.3 st)
Division	Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Team	Team Dekkers
Trainer	Cor Hemmers
Years active	20 (1986 – 2006)
Kickboxing record
Total	218
Wins	186
By knockout	95
Losses	30
Draws	2
Mixed martial arts record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
Draws	0
Other information
Occupation	Golden Glory martial arts instructor
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: January 31, 2010

Ramon "The Diamond" Dekkers (born 4 September 1969) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and an eight time Muay Thai world champion.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Dekkers was born in Breda, North Brabant (a province of the Netherlands). He began learning martial arts at age 12, studying Judo for a few months. He then started boxing for a year. After that, Dekkers started practicing Muay Thai under Cor Hemmers. He was awarded his first title at age 18, when he won the Dutch National Championship on 15 November 1987.

Dekkers got involved in the martial arts around 1986. He visited a gym in Breda where he first witnessed Thai boxing. He started training at the Breda gym. Dekkers' future stepdad was the gym's trainer who later became Dekkers' coach. Dekkers trained for about 3 months – his mother dropped him off every day, brought him to the gym, and picked him up after training. Cor saw that Dekkers had the potential to be a good fighter. Dekkers was 16 years old. Hemmers had been building a team and had no real fights by that time. Before Dekkers' first muay thai fight, Cor discussed it with Dekkers and his mother. During Dekkers' training, Cor became more and more involved with his mother, and the two eventually married.

Farewell Fight[link]

On Sunday 18 March 2001, Dekkers fought his farewell fight against Marino Deflorin in Rotterdam. The Netherlands' "Golden Glory" team took on the rest of the world.^{[citation needed]} The fight ended in the 4th round with Dekkers knocking a game Deflorin out with a left hook. Throughout the bout, Dekkers controlled the fight,^{[citation needed]} displaying the style and aggression.^{[citation needed]} After the fight, Dekkers joined the "Golden Glory" team members center stage for a finale, Rob Kaman came down the rampart, Golden Glory torch in hand, presenting it to Dekkers, who in turn passed it to each team member, as video clips of his victories were shown on the display screens.

Comeback[link]

After his retirement Dekkers kept himself busy training his two teams, Team Dekkers and Golden Glory. In 2005 however, Dekkers surprised the fighting world by agreeing upon a contract with K-1. He was, however, to fight under MMA rules against Genki Sudo. Dekkers, who never had fought MMA, and took the fight by a few days notice, lost by heel hook.^{[citation needed]}

However, manager Bas Boon also arranged at least one more standup fight on regular K-1 Rules. Dekkers fought American Duane Ludwig in a superfight during the K-1 Max 2005 event. A few days before the fight Dekkers injured himself, tearing a ligament in his right shoulder. The entire fight he punched only with his left arm, so he could not even setup his famous boxing combinations. Nevertheless Dekkers knocked Ludwig down in every round, and won the fight by decision.

His final retirement was a superfight against Joerie Mes at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam event on 13 May 2006. After both fighters suffered knockdown in the second round, it was Mes who earned the decision victory. Immediately after the fight Dekkers took the microphone and announced his final retirement.^{[citation needed]}

In present. He teaches Muay Thai at his birthplace, Breda^[1]

Titles[link]

• Dutch Featherweight Champion
• MTBN European Featherweight Champion
• NKBB European Super featherweight Champion
• IMTA World Lightweight Champion
• IMTF World Super lightweight Champion^[2]
• IMF World Light welterweight Champion
• WPKL World Welterweight Champion
• WPKL World Super welterweight Champion
• WPKF World Middleweight Champion
• WPKL World Middleweight Champion

Fight record[link]

Professional Kickboxing record
186 Wins (95 (T)KOs), 30 Losses, 2 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2006-05-13 Loss Joerie Mes K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-07-20 Win Duane Ludwig K-1 World MAX 2005 Championship Final Yokohama, Japan Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2001-03-18 Win Marino Deflorin 2 Hot 2 Handle III: Simply The Best Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO 4 0:18 2000-11-01 Draw Akeomi Nitta K-1 J-MAX 2000 Tokyo, Japan Decision draw(0-1) 5 3:00 2000-01-25 Loss Takayuki Kohiruimaki K-1 Rising 2000 Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan TKO (Leg injury) 1 3:00 1998-11-14 Win Kenichi Ogata Shootboxing "Ground Zero" Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 4 2:58 Retains WPKL Junior middleweight World title. 1998-05-23 Loss Abdelkader Tarzati Muay Thai Champions League - Part II, 1st Round Roosendaal, Holland Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 1998-04-26 Win Hiromu Yoshitaka RKS Presents Shoot the Shooto XX Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-11-22 Loss Dany Bill King of the Ring Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-11-10 Win Hassan Kassrioui The Night of the New Generation Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 Wins WPKL World Welterweight title. 1997-07-13 Loss Namkabuan Nongkeeprawayuth Morocco Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-06-01 Win Gerald Mamadeus Thaiboxing: Battle of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Low kicks) 3 1997-04-20 Win Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot The Night of No Mercy Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1997-03-23 Loss Rayen Simson Muay Thai Gala: The Night of War Roosendaal, Netherlands TKO (Corner stoppage) 2 3:00 1997-02-27 Loss Jerry Morris Hattem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 1996-12-05 Loss Jomhod Kiatadisak King's Birthday Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was the vacant W.M.T.A. World Championship title. 1996-11-16 Win Hassan Kassrioui Night of Dynamite Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins WKPL title. 1996 Loss Francois Pennacchio Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 9 2:00 1996-03-16 Win Fernando Calleros MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 2:45 1996 Win Tommy McArthy Holland vs England Rotterdam, Netherlands KO 3 1995-12-05 Loss Den Muangsurin King's Birthday Macau Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-10-15 Win Hector Pena MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO(Corner stop/Low kicks) 2 2:35 1995-06-02 Win Taro Minato MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan KO(Body shot) 1 1:33 1995-04-08 Loss Orono Por Muang-Ubol Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1995-01-27 Win Pralomran The Fight Night in Breda Breda, Netherlands KO (Punches) 3 1994 Loss Superlek Sorn E-san Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1994 Loss Dida Diafat Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1994-02-20 Win Gilbert Ballantine The Night of the Thriller Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 World title bout. 1993-12-04 Loss Charoenthong Kiatbangchon King's Birthday in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-11 Loss Dida Diafat Muay Thai Gala in Paris Paris, France TKO (Doctor stop/elbow cut) 3 1993-10 Loss Den Muangsurin Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993 Win Coban Lookchaomaesaitong France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-06-06 Win Decharwin The War in Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Body shot) 2 1993-04-26 Loss Orono Por Muang-Ubol Muay Thai Spectacle in Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1993-2 Loss Chanoy Pon Tawee Thaiboxing in Hamburg Hamburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-09-20 Loss Gilbert Ballantine The Night of Truth, Sporhallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for IKBF Light welterweight (65kg) World title. 1992-06-20 Loss Joe Prestia Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for Light welterweight (65kg) World title. 1992-04-09 Win Joe Prestia Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1992-02-28 Loss Coban Lookchaomaesaitong Samut Prakan, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for the vacant IMF World Welterweight title. 1991-11-26 Loss Sakmongkol Sitthichok Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 1991-10-25 Win Joel Cesar Thriller in Paris II Paris, France KO (Left hook) 3 2:55 1991-09-23 Win Joel Cesar Thriller in Paris I Paris, France KO (Left hook) 1 2:30 1991-09-03 Win Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1991-08-06 Win Coban Lookchaomaesaitong Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO (Right cross) 1 1991-04-21 Loss Coban Lookchaomaesaitong IKL Paris, France KO (Left hook) 1 1:00 1991-03-22 Loss Saengtiennoi Sor. Rungrot MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-11-27 Loss Issara Sakkreerin Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 The bout was for Sakkreerin's Lumpinee Stadium Lightweight Championship Title. 1990-10-15 Loss Boonchai Sor. Towanon MAJKF Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Unanimous (Decision) 5 3:00 1990-08-31 Win Superlek Sorn E-Sarn Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-04-20 Loss Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1990-03-27 Win Cherry S. Wanich Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 1 1990-02-18 Win Namphon Nongkee Pahuyuth Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins IMTF World Light welterweight (64kg) title. 1989-10-08 Loss Gilbert Ballantine at Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1989-02-12 Win Mungkordun Sitchang at Salle Lionel Terry Rouen, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins IMTA World Lightweight (59kg) title. 1988 Win Mourad Jelbi Italy 1988 Win Michel Ubbergen 1988 Loss Joao Vieira KO (right cross) 5 1988-06-19 Win Mike Morris Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1988-04-14 Win Kevin Morris Champions in Action Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins NKBB European Super featherweight title. 1988-02-27 Win Richard Nam at Jaap Edenhal Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (Left hook) 4 Wins MTBN European Featherweight title. 1987-11-15 Win Rankisoen Breda, Netherlands KO (High kick) 2 Wins Dutch Featherweight A-class title. 1987-03-21 Loss Richard Nam Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 1986 Win L. Cairo Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 1986 Win Boyd Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00  ? Win Rittichai Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Professional Mixed martial arts record
0 Wins, 1 Loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2005-03-26 Loss Genki Sudo Hero's 1 Saitama, Saitama, Japan Submission(Leglock) 1 2:54 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also[link]

• List of male kickboxers
• List of kickboxing organizations
• List of K-1 events

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ramon Dekkers official website

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Ramon Fernandez

Alias	"El Presidente", "The Franchise"
Jersey No.	10, 19
Position	Center/Power Forward
Current Team	Retired
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	(1953-10-03) October 3, 1953 (age 58) Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 5 in.
Weight	175 lbs.
College	University of San Carlos
Career Highlights
Draft	Elevated, 1975 by Toyota Comets
Pro Career	1975 – 1994
Also played for	Toyota Comets/Tamaraws/Super Corollas/Silver Coronas (1975-1984) Beer Hausen/Manila Beer Brewmasters (1984-1985) Tanduay Rhum Makers (1985-1987) Purefoods Hotdogs (1988) San Miguel Beermen (1988-1994)
Awards Received
6-Time PBA All-Star (1989-94) 1982 PBA Most Valuable Player 1984 PBA Most Valuable Player 1986 PBA Most Valuable Player 1988 PBA Most Valuable Player 1976 PBA Mythical First Team 1977 PBA Mythical First Team 1978 PBA Mythical First Team 1979 PBA Mythical First Team 1980 PBA Mythical First Team 1981 PBA Mythical First Team 1982 PBA Mythical First Team 1984 PBA Mythical First Team 1986 PBA Mythical First Team 1988 PBA Mythical First Team 1989 PBA Mythical First Team 1991 PBA Mythical First Team 1992 PBA Mythical First Team 1985 PBA Mythical Second Team 1987 PBA Mythical Second Team 1990 PBA Mythical Second Team 19 PBA Championships PBA's 25 Greatest Players PBA Hall of Fame Class of 2005

Ramon S. Fernandez is generally regarded as the greatest basketball player (and certainly the best and most revolutionary player at the center position) produced by the Philippine Basketball Association.^[1] Fernandez won four Most Valuable Player awards and a record of 19 PBA championships (the equivalent of 6 championships in the NBA as the PBA runs three championships a year) bagged. Fernandez scored 18,996 points to finish as the PBA's all-time scoring leader. He is also the PBA's all-time leader in rebounds, blocked shots, and second all-time in assists and steals. He played for five teams in his entire the PBA career starting with Toyota, Manila Beer, Tanduay, Purefoods, and with San Miguel, his last stop. Fernandez played in many overseas tournaments by being a part of the Philippine basketball team.

Career[link]

Fernandez was a product of the University of San Carlos in Cebu and was a member of several national teams. These include the 1972 Asian Youth Championships(Champion), 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation championship team, 1974 World Basketball Championships in Puerto Rico, the 1974 Asian Games in Iran and the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.

In 1975, Fernandez joined the Toyota team in the PBA, joining Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnáiz, Arnie Tuadles, Danny Florencio, and Abe King when they won nine titles from 1975-1983. Fernandez was the 1982 PBA Most Valuable Player, the only time he achieved the award during his days with the fabled Toyota team.

After Toyota's disbandment in 1984, Fernandez and several former Toyota teammates joined Beer Hausen. The move also further ignited a much-publicized feud with former teammate Jaworski. Fernandez won the 1984 MVP award, his second, during his first season with the Lucio Tan-owned franchise, but never led the team to the championship until he was shipped in the middle of the 1985 season to Tanduay for Abet Guidaben.

From 1986-1987, Fernandez along with former Crispa rivals Freddie Hubalde and Padim Israel, J.B. Yango, Willie Generalao, Onchie dela Cruz and imports Rob Williams, Andre McKoy and later, David Thirdkill, led the Rhum Masters to three PBA titles. Fernandez won his third MVP award in 1986.

Tanduay would disband before the 1988 season, but the franchise rights were bought by the Purefoods Corporation. Fernandez would become playing coach, his first coaching stint, of a young team composed of Jerry Codiñera, Jojo Lastimosa, Al Solís, Glen Capacio and later Alvin Patrimonio. In the 1988 Open Conference, he led his new team to a runner-up finish to San Miguel Beer. However, midway through the All-Filipino Conference, he would relinquish his coaching duties to his assistant, Cris Calilan, to concentrate on his game. But in a controversial move, Fernandez was benched during the Finals against Añejo Rhum. The said event led to his transfer to San Miguel Beer in exchange for, the second time, Abet Guidaben. Fernandez would later lead the Beermen to the 1988 Reinforced Conference Championship and also won his fourth MVP Award, becoming the first and the only player to win four MVP awards with four different teams.

Fernandez was a member of San Miguel's historic grandslam in 1989 while making amends with rival Jaworski during the 1989 All-Star Game, when El Presidente scored an undergoal stab off a Jaworski inbound pass at halfcourt, to lead the Veterans to a 132-130 win over the Rookie-Sophomores team. Legendary coach Baby Dalupan, then coaching the Veterans, summoned both players to a historic handshake at centercourt signaling the end of their bitter feud.

In 1990, Fernandez was a member of the Philippine basketball team that won a silver medal in the Beijing Asian Games. El Presidente was supposed to participate in the 1994 Asian Games team, but begged off due to an injury. That year also saw the final season of Fernandez's PBA career when he announced his retirement.

He was the first four-time MVP of the league, winning it in even numbered years during the 1980s—1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988. Considered as the best center to have come out of the PBA, he can however play all five positions on the court with uncanny ability. His trademark one-handed running jumper dubbed the "elegant shot" was his most potent offensive weapon. In 1984, he came awfully close to averaging in triple-double the whole season, being only five assists shy from achieving the feat. He ended his PBA career as the all-time leader in most points scored with 18,996, number two behind Jaworski in assists with 5,220, number one in defensive rebounds with 6,435, number two in offensive rebounds behind Guidaben with 2,217, number one in overall rebounds with 8,652, number one in minutes played with 36624:30, number 2 in games played behind Guidaben, number one in blocks with 1,853, and, only since February 5, 2007, number two behind Johnny Abarrientos in steals with 1,302 (He retired number one in steals in 1994). He ended with career averages of 17.7 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 4.9 assists per game, 1.2 steals per game, and 1.7 blocks per game in 1,074 games.

Retirement[link]

After his playing career, Fernandez ran for a senatorial seat under the Nationalist People's Coalition in the 1995 elections but lost. In 1998, he became the first commissioner of the defunct professional league, Metropolitan Basketball Association.

In 2000, he was included in the PBA's 25 Greatest Players' list and was awarded during the league's anniversary on April 9, 2000.

In 2003, Fernandez was named the Commissioner of the Collegiate Champions League tournament. A few months earlier, Fernandez was part of the Toyota Tamaraws in the Crispa-Toyota Reunion Game. The highlight of the event was the kickout pass of Fernandez to Jaworski, who sank a three-pointer to seal the Tamaraws' 65-61 win over their bitter rivals, the Redmanizers.

He also became the Commissioner of the now-inactive United Regional Basketball League during its only run in 2004.

Fernandez was also inducted in the PBA Hall of Fame and participated in the Greatest Game, a reunion of several members of the league's 25 Greatest Players, on May 30, 2005 when they lost to the TM Greats team 96-92.

Legacy[link]

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  Philippines
FIBA Asia Championship
Gold	1973 Manila	Team competition
Asian Games
Silver	1990 Beijing	Team competition

Fernandez is remembered as one of the most popular players during the PBA's golden years and is also one of the most prominent faces in Philippine basketball, even to this day.

Fernandez could actually play all five positions on the basketball court as he mastered every skill needed in the point guard, off-guard, forward, power-forward and center slots. He is known for his dribbling skills (unusual for a center during his era), uncanny passing ability, perimeter jumpers, and unstoppable high or low post moves. In an open court game, it was not unusual to see him collar a rebound then dribble down the full length of the court and finish off the break with a lay-up down the middle or a fancy pass to a streaking teammate on the wings. The fact that he could dribble the ball so well came about as a result of him playing pointguard in high school when he was still too short to play the center slot. He is also well known for his trademark one handed running shot dubbed as "the elegant shot.". He could play facing the basket or with his back to it. One major distinguishing aspect of his game and which, amongst other exploits, showed a level of skill unmatched in Philippine basketball before or since, was his ability to drive towards the basket at will during a half-court game. This was remarkable because centers and power-forwards in his era usually played near or underneath the basket.

Fernandez is perhaps the most ambidextrous player to have played the game since Carlos Loyzaga a generation before him. Almost always, whenever he led a fastbreak (after getting the defensive rebound), he was like a maestro conducting an orchestra with the ability to hit the open man on either wing or finish a lay-up with either hand. A lot of times he would switch the ball from right hand to left hand and draw a foul for a three point play. One of his more famous moves was driving down the middle of the lane, fake a right-handed shot and then, at the very last second when the defender has committed himself, switch the ball to his left hand for an up-and-under scoop shot that almost always drew a foul. He had an ambidextrous hook shot that was almost impossible to stop and a weird looking variation of a lay-up that was executed while "fading away" from the basket which made it equally indefensible. His "elegant shot" often came after a right-handed cross-over dribble and moving away from a defender. His pivot moves, pump fakes, and trick shots from under the basket that he executed to flawless perfection even before Kevin McHale wrote his NBA playbook are legendary. He owned what was perhaps the craziest no-look pass that was executed on Philippine hardwood because it came about as a fake behind-the-back pass going to one direction only to go the opposite direction at the precise moment when the recipient is ready to receive the pass. His pinpoint passing ability was so devastating to opponents because he could execute them with either hand as well. It didn't matter to Fernandez whether he was hitting the open man through a crowd of defenders or hitting the same open man via a Hail Mary pass from outside the backcourt. Philip Cezar and Abe King, two premier defenders of local players and imports alike, in television interviews, always said that Fernandez was the toughest assignment they ever had to handle.

His MVP-stats in the 1984 season of the PBA, where he averaged in double figures in almost all of the major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists), turning in an incredible 27 point-15 rebound-9.9 assist performance (an almost a triple-double season), may never be matched as it stands as perhaps the most dominating individual performance in the history of Philippine professional basketball.

Career highlights[link]

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PBA career[link]

• 4-time Most Valuable Player (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
• PBA Hall of Fame
• Member of the 1989 San Miguel Grand Slam Team
• 13-time Mythical First Team Selection (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992)
• 3-time Mythical Second Team Selection (1985, 1987, and 1990)
• 4-time PBA All-Star
• PBA's 25 Greatest Players
• PBA Hall of Fame Class of 2005

Others[link]

• Member, 1972 Asian Youth, Manila, Philippines
• Member, 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation, Manila. (ABC-NOW FIBA ASIA)
• Member, 1974 Mundo Basket, San Juan, Puerto Rico(World Basketball Championship)
• Member, 1974 Asian Games, Tehran, Iran
• Member, 1990 Asian Games, Beijing, China
• 1994 Asian Games Assistant Coach
• Metropolitan Basketball Association Commissioner 1998-1999

Trivia[link]

• A Ramon Fernandez-Abet Guidaben trade was executed twice. In 1985, Manila Beer swapped Fernandez to Tanduay for former Crispa rival Guidaben. In 1988, after a controversial shelving of Fernandez during the 1988 All-Filipino championship series led to Purefoods dealing the then-three time MVP to San Miguel for Guidaben, the reigning 1987 PBA MVP. It was speculated that there was an unwritten rule in the PBA that Fernandez and Guidaben could only be traded for each other.
• Fernandez won his four MVPs through four different teams Toyota, Beer Hausen, Tanduay, and San Miguel Beer and all in even-numbered years (1982, 1984, 1986, and 1988). On the other hand, rival Guidaben won the MVP award twice in odd-numbered years (1983 and 1987). Had the 1985 last conference swap between Fernandez and Guidaben did not materialize, Guidaben would have been the MVP also in 1985.
• Fernandez has led the teams he has played in a PBA championship series. He won nine titles with Toyota, led Beer Hausen to a title-series loss to Great Taste in 1984, led Tanduay to three PBA titles, led Purefoods to the finals in 1988 (played Game 1 after which he was barred from playing the rest of the series), and won seven titles with San Miguel.
• Outside of basketball, Fernandez also held a barangay seat at Ayala Alabang Village.
• He ran for Senator under the Nationalist People's Coalition in the 1995 senatorial elections, but lost.

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External links[link]

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