Basketball In Cebu

Date of Birth:   October 3, 1953

Place of Birth:     Maasin, Southern Leyte

Monickers:    Don Ramon, The Franchise, El Presidente 

Height:    6'4" 

Jersey Number: #10, #19 

• Cebu Sports Hall of Fame
• RP Team, 1972 ABC Youth Championship, Manila
• RP Team,  1973 ABC Men's Championship, Manila
• RP Team, 1974 World Basketball Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• RP Team, 1974 Asian Games, Iran
• RP Team, Asian Games, Beijing, China, silver medal
• PBA MVP-1982, 1984, 1986, 1988
• One of only 2 players to have won the PBA MVP award 4 times, the other being Alvin Patrimonio
• 18,996 total points in his PBA career, all-time scoring leader
• PBA's all-time leader in minutes played(36,624:30), rebounds(8,652), defensive rebounds(6,435), points(18,996) and blocked shots(1,853) and second all-time in steals(1,302), offensive rebounds(2,217) and assists(5,220)
• Upon his retirement, was also all-time leader in steals
• Number 2 in games played in the PBA behind Guidaben with 1,704 games played
• 19 PBA Championships, the most by any player who has played in the PBA
• 13-time PBA Mythical 5(First Team) Selection(1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992)
• 4-time PBA All-Star
• 3-time Mythical Second Team Selection (1985, 1987, and 1990)
• Chosen as one of the PBA's 25 best players in 2000
• Won 9 PBA titles with Toyota from 1975-1983 alongside Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz, Arnie Tuadles, Danny Florencio, and Abe King
• Joined Beer Hausen in 1984 where he won his 2nd MVP but never won a title with the team
• Was traded to Tanduay in 1985 for Abet Guidaben
• Won 3 titles with Tanduay Rhum Masters in 1986-87 winning his 3rd MVP Award and playing alongside former Crispa rivals Freddie Hubalde and Padim Israel, J.B. Yango, Willie Generalao, Onchie Dela Cruz, and imports Rob Williams, Andre McKoy and David Thirdkill.
• Won a grandslam with San Miguel in 1989
• Became playing coach at Purefoods with young stars Jerry Codiñera, Jojo Lastimosa, Al Solis, Glen Capacio and Alvin Patrimonio
• Led Purefoods to a runner-up finish behind San Miguel in the 1988 Open Conference
• Midway through the 1988 season, Fernandez will relinquish his coaching duties to assistant Chris Calilan
• Traded to the San Miguel Beermen in 1988 and led SMB to the 1988 Reinforced Conference Championship title on the way to his 4th MVP Award
• Can play all five positions on the court
• Owner of the "elegant shot", a one-handed running jumper
• 5 assists shy of averaging a triple double in the 1984 season
• PBA Career Averages: 17.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.7 blocks
• served as commissioner of the Metropolitan Basketball Association in 1998
• served as Champions League commissioner
• served as United Regional Basketball League in 2004
• 1994 Asian Games assistant coach, Hiroshima, Japan