THE Ramon Fernandez Trophy that will be handed to the winner of the PBA Press Corps Finals MVP of the Season 50 Philippine Cup will feature elements honoring the career of the basketball great.
The trophy’s design will bear Fernandez’s image and likeness while its dimensions were inspired by his records and accomplishments throughout a 20-year career in Asia’s first professional league.
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The trophy has a height of 19 inches with a four-inch base as a homage to his 19 PBA championships, the most by any player, and being the first player to win the league's MVP award four times.
A figure of Fernandez stands at 15 inches in a tribute to when he won the 1989 Grand Slam with San Miguel Beer during his 15th PBA season.
It also has a 19-inch circumference of circular base that also refers to his jersey number during the last half of his career with Tanduay, Purefoods and San Miguel, with a 6.04-inch diameter to mark his playing height of 6-foot-4.
Current PBA Press Corps officers conceptualized and finalized the trophy, with PBA head of statistics Fidel Mangonon III providing the design specifications and contextualization.
Raymundo’s Awards, known for making high-quality trophies and plaques, was commissioned by the PBA Press Corps to create the trophy which will be given for the first time after the title series between San Miguel and TNT.
Fernandez gave his blessing to name the newly-introduced trophy in his honor, as the PBA Press Corps opted to add even more prestige to the award which was first introduced in the 1996 All-Filipino Cup Finals.
Known as “El Presidente,” he is set to arrive this week to personally present the award alongside the PBAPC at the conclusion of the title series.
Fernandez will also be presented by the PBA sportswriters with a replica of the trophy as a token of appreciation. Only then will the Ramon Fernandez Trophy be officially unveiled, revealing its final design.
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