#19 - Ramon "El Presidente" Fernandez

all about el presidente...

One of Ramon Fernandez's near-perfect game was back in 1988 All Filipino while playing for Purefoods, on the first day of the semifinals vs his soon-to-be mother team, San Miguel Beer, El presidente scored 47 points, the hotdogs led by as much as 20 (45-25) in the first quarter, when the beermen rallied and led by 4 twice in the 4th (114-118 and 116-120), Fernandez scored 5 straight points, including a three point play to put Purefoods on top again, with the score 128-125 in favor of Purefoods, Fernandez issued a perfect pass on Jerry Codinera that put the game on ice in the closing seconds, Purefoods won 132-125, Fernandez would soon get traded to Abet Guidaben after the end of the All Filipino Conference and the rest is history, but on that night Fernandez has shown he was truly better than his rival Guidaben.

Milestones in El Presidente's basketball career:

5000 Points: July 10, 1980 w/Toyota
2000 Defensive Rebounds: December 7, 1980 w/Toyota
500 Steals: May 26, 1981 w/Toyota
1000 Offensive Rebounds: November 23, 1982 w/Toyota
2000 Assists: October 2, 1984 w/Beer Hausen
1000 Points: October 9, 1984 w/Beer Hausen
1000 Steals: October 13, 1988 w/San Miguel Beer

All Time Leader in:

1. Scoring
2. Rebounding
3. Blocks

Second All Time Leader in:

1. Assists (behind Robert Jaworski)
2. Steals (behind Johnny Abbarientos)