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1993 Swift Mighty Meaties Season
The 1993 Swift Mighty Meaties season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Summary In the All-Filipino Cup, Swift won their last two games in the eliminations and swept all four of their quarterfinal assignments for a six-game winning streak going into their best-of-five semifinal series against Coney Island (formerly Purefoods). The Mighty Meaties won twice over the Ice Cream Stars in two previous meetings only to be swept in three games by Coney Island in their semifinal series. Swift has found the right import in Ronnie Thompkins after sending home their original choice Ledell Eackles, a starter from the Washington Bullets in the NBA who was overweight when he came here. The Mighty Meaties won their first six games in the Commissioner's Cup and emerge with the best record in the eliminations with nine wins and two losses. Swift made it to the finals with the conference-best 15-4 won-loss slate. They won their second PBA crown with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeng Guiao
Joseller "Yeng" Medina Guiao (born March 19, 1959) is a Filipino professional basketball head coach, politician, commentator and sports commissioner. He is currently the head coach of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He previously served as the interim head coach of the Philippine national team. Guiao won seven PBA titles since starting his head coaching job for Swift in the early 1990s. He is a former Philippine Basketball League commissioner from 1997 to 2000. He was also the Vice Governor of the Province of Pampanga from 2004 to 2013, serving three different Governors, Mark Lapid, Eddie Panlilio and Lilia Pineda. He is a former congressman, representing the 1st District of Pampanga from 2013 to 2016. Early life Guiao is the son of former Pampanga Governor, the late Bren Z. Guiao. He was an alumnus of La Salle Green Hills and studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he was a member of the Senior Men's Varsity Bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RFM Corporation
RFM Corporation () is a publicly listed food and beverage company in the Philippines. RFM is a manufacturer of flour and flour-based products, milk, juice drinks and ice cream. As of June 2013, RFM had an asset base of P12 billion and a total market capitalization of P17.1 billion. History Its founders included Salvador Z. Araneta, José N. Concepcion, Sr., B.J. Server, Albino Z. SyCip, Zoilo Alberto, Francisco D. Gamboa, Edward Miller Grimm, Leonardo Eugenio, David SyCip and Charles "Chick" Parsons. In 1973, RFM entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Swift & Company to use the brand "Swift" for its meat processing business (in 1987, RFM purchased ownership rights for its exclusive use in the Philippines). For the next 15 years, RFM concentrated on growing its established core businesses and also introduced other grocery products, such as cake mixes, hotcake mixes, and ingredient mixes. As it entered the 1990s, RFM began acquiring of a number of local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Swift Mighty Meaties Season
The 1992 Swift Mighty Meaties season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Notable dates March 19: Facing elimination, Swift escaped with a 115-114 win over corporate rival Purefoods on import David Henderson's off-balance shot from 15-feet with four seconds remaining. March 24: The Mighty Meaties clinch a playoff and a knockout game with Purefoods for the last seat in the semifinals by beating the already eliminated Ginebra San Miguel, 136-122. March 26: Swift enters the semifinal round by defeating Purefoods, 123-117, in their playoff game. Al Solis waxed hot all night with six triples in a 30-point performance. Tony Harris' scoring records September 20: Dubbed as the "Hurricane", Swift import Tony Harris quickly made an impressive debut and exploded for 87 points in his first game, leading the Meaties to a 134-106 rout off All-Filipino Conference champion San Miguel Beermen. Days before the start of the Third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Swift Mighty Meaties Season
The 1994 Swift Mighty Meaties season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks Occurrences When Swift lost to Coney Island, 89-101, at the start of the semifinal round of the All-Filipino Cup on April 19, the players and coaching staff feel bad about the loss and vowed to shaved their heads if they lose again, the Swift players responded as the Mighty Meaties won five in a row to clinch a playoff for the finals berth. On May 6, the San Miguel Beermen ended their winning streak with a 97-87 victory. In their last semifinal outing against Coney Island on May 8, the Swift players and coaching staff showed up in bald-headed and scored a 92-84 victory over the Ice Cream Stars. The defending Commissioner's Cup champions bring back Ronnie Thompkins and he led Swift to four straight wins until he got suspended for two games in an incident involving him and Pepsi Mega's Rey Cuenco. Swift lost two of their first three games in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the second oldest continuously professional basketball league existing in the world after the NBA,Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. established before the "open era" of basketball in 1990 where FIBA allowed longstanding domestic leagues, which mostly had predated the PBA, to become professional. The league's regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975. Its main office is located along Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue (C-5 road), Eastwood City, Bagumbayan, Quezon City. The San Miguel Beermen have the most PBA championships with 28 titles. Entering the 2022–23 Commissioner's Cup, the San Miguel Beermen, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledell Eackles
Ledell Eackles (born November 24, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (36th overall pick) of the 1988 NBA draft. Eackles played in seven NBA seasons for the Bullets, Miami Heat and Washington Wizards, averaging 10.8 ppg in his career. His best season came during 1989–90 when he appeared in 78 games for the Bullets averaging 13.5 points. Eackles played college basketball at the University of New Orleans and prepped at Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge. One of Eackles' sons, Ledell Eackles Jr., won two state championships at Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge and went on to play college basketball for Campbell College Campbell College located in Belfast, Northern Ireland and founded in 1894 comprises a preparatory school department (junior age) and a senior Northern Ireland 'Voluntary Grammar' school, the latter meaning, in terms of provision of education, a .... Another son, Ledrick, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Tanuan
Edgardo "Jack" Tanuan (July 23, 1965 – April 4, 2002) was a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. College / Amateur career Tanuan played college basketball at Far Eastern University in the UAAP. In the Philippine Amateur Basketball League, Jack saw action for Hope Cigarettes, YCO Shine Masters and MIESCOR. He was part of the Philippine national team that took home the bronze medal during the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, Korea. Professional career He was drafted first overall by newcomer Purefoods Hotdogs in the 1988 PBA draft. He primarily served as backup to Ramon Fernandez and Jerry Codiñera in his rookie year. Under coach Baby Dalupan, Big Jack was a revelation in the 1990 All-Filipino Conference but still could not find his place with Purefoods, averaging only nine minutes per game. Midway in the first conference of the 1991 PBA season, Tanuan was lured away by Swift Mighty Meaties from Purefoods through the offer sheet. His s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ric-Ric Marata
Ricardo "Ric-Ric" Marata (December 21, 1964 – April 17, 2010) was a Filipino former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. Basketball career Ric-ric played three years for Southwestern University under coach Bobby Inoferio and was discovered by the Cebu ballclub Mama's Love. After four years of playing in the PABL and winning two championships with RFM-Swift Hotdogs, Marata turn pro in 1989 and was drafted by the Alaska Milkmen, together with his long-time backcourt partner Boy Cabahug Elmer "Boy" Cabahug (born June 1, 1964 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association and the former head coach of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers varsity team .... Ric-ric plays back-up point guard to Frankie Lim at Alaska for two seasons. He was acquired by Diet Sarsi, his former amateur ballclub, in a pre-season trade in 1991, he won one championship with the RFM franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Cola Panthers
The Pop Cola Panthers were a professional basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1990- 2001. The franchise was owned by RFM Corporation. In 2001, when RFM Corporation sold its entire stake in Cosmos Bottling Corporation to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), the PBA franchise was included in the transaction. Upon ownership by CCBPI, the PBA franchise renamed the Coca-Cola Tigers beginning the 2002 PBA season and was considered as an expansion team. The franchise also played under the names Pop Cola/Diet Sarsi Sizzlers, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, Swift Mighty Meaties, Sunkist Orange Juicers/Bottlers and Pop Cola 800s. History Pop Cola was one of two expansion franchises to enter the league in the 1990 season, joining softdrink rival Pepsi-Cola, increasing the number of member teams in the pro league to eight. In their 12-year stint in the PBA, they were known as the Pop Cola Sizzlers, Sarsi, Swift Mighty Meaty, Sunkist Orange Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vergel Meneses
Vergel Corpuz Meneses (born January 14, 1969) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player and a politician, serving as mayor of the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan. He previously played in the Philippine Basketball Association and served as the former head coach of the JRU Heavy Bombers of the NCAA Philippines. He is also a former PBA Most Valuable Player and a many-time member of the Philippine national team. PBA career statistics , - , align="left" , 1992 , align="left" , Presto , 39 , , 26.10 , , .511 , , .304 , , .802 , , 2.15 , , 1.59 , , 0.21 , , 0.62 , , 17.69 , - , align="left" , 1993 , align="left" , Sta. Lucia , 22 , , 36.82 , , .538 , , .333 , , .822 , , 3.18 , , 3.55 , , 0.27 , , 0.73 , , 18.55 , - , align="left" , 1993 , align="left" , Swift , 50 , , 29.74 , , .583 , , .305 , , .762 , , 2.54 , , 2.74 , , 0.22 , , 0.74 , , 15.30 , - , align="left" , 1994 , align="left" , Swift , 71 , , 36.46 , , .552 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaldy Realubit
Zaldy Realubit (born February 18, 1967) is a Filipino retired professional basketball player who is now the Chief Operating Officer of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He was also the head coach of the Pilipinas Aguilas. College and amateur career Realubit hails from Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. He completed his high school at the Northwestern Agusan College but it was at the University of San Jose–Recoletos where he got hooked into basketball under coach Yayoy Alcoseba. Realubit went on to play for Mama's Love in the Philippine Basketball League (PABL) from 1984-1985 and RFM-Swifts in his final two years in the amateur league and has blossomed into a fine center. Professional career Presto Realubit turned professional in 1989 when he was drafted by Presto Ice Cream with the 3rd pick. He played a key role in the franchise' sixth and final championship during the 1990 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals. His impressive performance earned him a berth for the all-pro Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Thompkins
Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium located in Moengo, Suriname See also * Ronny (given name) * Veronica (other) * Ronald (other) Ronald is a masculine given name. Ronald may also refer to: * Ronald, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in the United States * Ronald, Washington, an unincorporated community in the United States See also * Ronald Township, Michigan, ... * Ron (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
