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6 top PBA players in 1986 and where they are now

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<p>The year 1986 was also a significant year for Philippine basketball, which was marked by the dominance of two basketball clubs in the Philippine Basketball Association at the time.</p><p>That year saw the biggest PBA rivalry since the Toyota-Crispa days in the late 1970’s: Tanduay vs Ginebra.</p><p>The Tanduay Rhum Makers boasted of former Crispa players Freddie Hubalde, Padim Israel and ex-Toyota Ramon Fernandez.</p><p>Ginebra San Miguel, meanwhile, included several future PBA legends. There was former NBA player Billy Ray Bates, former Toyota player Francis Arnaiz and, of course, the &quot;Big J,&quot; Robert Jaworski.</p><p>The Rhum Masters ruled two of the three PBA conferences that year (Rainforced and All-Filipino conferences), while the Gin Kings nabbed the crown in the season-ending Open conference. But it was only during the All-Filipino tournament that the two teams met in the finals.</p><p>Let’s take a look at some of the most dominating personalities of these two squads that ruled the court in 1986.</p><div class="rtecenter"><strong>Mobile users can view the desktop version of this slideshow </strong><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/v2/02/25/16/6-top-pba-players-in-1986-and-where-they-are-now"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div><center><div><img alt="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/8/4/fernandez.jpg"/></div></center><h1 class="rtecenter">Ramon Fernandez (Tanduay)</h1><p>Also known as “El Presidente,” he is generally regarded as the best player ever to be produced by the PBA in terms of overall skills.</p><p>Before being recruited by Tanduay, he played for the fabled Toyota Comets and Manila Beer. He replaced Guidaben and helped the Rhum Masters win the Rainforced and the All-Filipino titles.</p><p>Fernandez claimed his third Most Valuable Player award that year (he won four MVP titles), before the team was disbanded in 1988.</p><p>Fernandez transferred to Purefoods then San Miguel before retiring in 1994.</p><p>He is now based in Cebu where he manages a vinegar business.</p><link href="~/CMSPages/GetResource.ashx?stylesheetname=Custom-slideshow" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/><div id="nav-holder"><span id="nav-right"><a href="~/image/sports/02/25/16/6-top-pba-players-in-1986-and-where-they-are-now-2">&gt;&gt; Next</a></span></div>

<p>The year 1986 was also a significant year for Philippine basketball, which was marked by the dominance of two basketball clubs in the Philippine Basketball Association at the time.</p>

The year 1986 was also a significant year for Philippine basketball, which was marked by the dominance of two basketball clubs in the Philippine Basketball Association at the time.