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The '''Crispa Redmanizers''' was a ] team in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA), the ] (PBA) and the ] from the ]s to the early ]s. The '''Crispa Redmanizers''' were a multi-titled Filipino ] team that played in the ] (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, including two ]s. Founded in 1956 by businessman Valeriano "Danny" Floro, the team was owned by P. Floro and Sons, Inc. (defunct).


== History == == Profile and history ==
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The Redmanizers were managed by sportsman Danny Floro and was coached for many years by the legendary Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan, who was also an owner of several ] championships with the ], which his family owned. Named after the retail store and textile manufacturing company owned by the Floro family, the Redmanizers were managed by sportsman Danny Floro and coached for many years by the legendary ].


The Redmanizer moniker was a reference to the Redmanization process used in Crispa's textile manufacturing to make the cloth dimensionally stable and more resilient to unwanted shrinking after washing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crispa Redmanizers t-shirts making comeback |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/08/crispa-redmanizers-t-shirts-making-comeback/ |access-date=December 10, 2020 |work=BusinessMirror |date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> Crispa's garment and textile products were marketed as "Redmanized", "shrunk-to-fit".{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Crispa won 13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) championships in a span of nine years. Even more amazing is that the Crispa’s roster during the PBA inaugural in ] had five future ]s. In hindsight, this was not a mere championship team; it was an all-star team.


Crispa won 13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) championships in a span of nine years. Even more amazing is that the Crispa's roster during the PBA inaugural in 1975 had five future ]s. In hindsight, this was not a mere championship team; it was an all-star team.
===MICAA days===
Crispa’s beginnings are rooted in the old Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA). In ], a Crispa team composed of Reynaldo Alcantara, Rudolph Kutch, Ernesto de Leon, Rodolfo Soriano, Danilo Florencio, Johnny Revilla, Adriano Papa, Jr., William "Bogs" Adornado, Virgilio Abarrientos, Danilo Pecache, Domingo Celis, Jr. and Rey Franco played and lost to Meralco in the MICAA championships. This Crispa team was the precursor of the professional basketball team that will dominate the PBA.


Crispa's beginnings were rooted in 1956 in the Businessman Athletic Association (BAA), a minor league. In 1958, it transferred to the now-defunct ] (MICAA). In 1971, the team composed of Reynaldo Alcantara, Rudolph Kutch, Ernesto de Leon, Rodolfo Soriano, ], Johnny Revilla, ], ], Virgilio Abarrientos, Danilo Pecache, Domingo Celis, Jr. and Rey Franco lost to the ] in the MICAA championships.
In 1973, authorities discovered that six of the team’s players had conspired with gamblers to drop a championship series against underdog Mariwasa. These six players, including four of the five starters (only Bogs Adornado was found innocent among the starting five), were served lifetime suspensions. With their line-up depleted, manager Valeriano “Danny” Floro and coach Virgilio “Baby” Dalupan were forced to rebuild. They opted to go with with younger player by bringing in ] hotshot Fortunato “Atoy” Co, Jr. and ] standout ] in 1973, and ]’s Philip Cezar and ] players ] and Alfredo "Freddie" Hubalde in 1974.


In 1973, authorities discovered that six of the team's players had conspired with gamblers to drop the 1972 MICAA All-Filipino championship series against underdog Mariwasa. These six players, including four of the five starters (only Adornado was found innocent among the starting five), were served lifetime suspensions. With its lineup depleted, manager Valeriano "Danny" Floro and coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan were forced to rebuild. They opted to go with younger players, bringing in ] hotshot ] and ] standout ] in 1973, and ]’s ] and ] players ] and Alfredo "Freddie" Hubalde in 1974.
===PBA days===
Very early on, Crispa’s rival for basketball supremacy was ] – a team spearheaded by ], ], and ], stars of the old Meralco franchise. The two teams were said to really hated each other. It was not uncommon to have games marred by bench clearing brawls. The two teams also had very different personalities with the fair haired and fair skinned Toyota players appealing more to the upper crust of Philippine society whereas the Redmanizers were perceived to be the team of the masses.


In 1974, Crispa began a rivalry for basketball supremacy with ] – a team spearheaded by ], ], and ], stars of the old Meralco franchise. Nothing came close to the ]. The two teams really hated each other and would rather lose to other teams than to each other. It was not uncommon to have games marred by bench clearing brawls. The two teams also had very different personalities with the fair haired and fair skinned Toyota players appealing more to the upper crust of Philippine society whereas the Redmanizers were perceived to be the team of the masses.
Toyota won the first two conferences in ], beating Crispa both times. Crispa finally sneaked in and clinched the Third Conference in a battle so fierce it got marred by a free-for-all. Once the Redmanizers got a taste of the championship, however, they simply did not let go. They won all three conferences in ], being the first PBA team to win a “]”. They won another two championships in ], despite the loss of leading scorer and reigning MVP Adornado to a knee injury at the start of the year.


Toyota won the first two PBA conferences in ], beating Crispa both times. Crispa finally sneaked in and clinched the Third Conference in a battle so fierce it got marred by a free-for-all. Once the Redmanizers got a taste of the championship, however, they simply did not let go. They won all three conferences in ], being the first PBA team to win a "]". They won another two championships in ], despite the loss of leading scorer and reigning MVP Adornado to a knee injury at the start of the year.
From ] to ], however, Crispa went into a title slump. They won no championships in 1978, only the All-Filipino championships in ] to ], and were blanked once again in 1982. Three conference championships infive years may be good enough for most teams but not for the powerful Redmanizers.


From ] to ], however, Crispa went into a title slump. They won no championships in 1978, only the All-Filipino championships in ] to ], and were blanked once again in 1982. Three conference championships in five years may be good enough for most teams, but not for the powerful Redmanizers.
The team rectified the situation by dissolving the Floro-Dalupan partnership and bringing in former U-Tex coach and ] ]' son-in-law Tomas “Tommy” Manotoc to serve as coach. The team also got an infusion of young talent as amateur standouts Arturo "Bai" Cristobal, Elpidio "Yoyong" Villamin, Padim Ysrael, and Mon Cruz became the newest Redmanizers. To top it all off, Crispa hired import ] to augment an already awesome cast. The Redmanizers proceeded to dominate the competition, sweeping all three conference championships in ], another grand slam.


The team rectified the situation by dissolving the Floro-Dalupan partnership and bringing in former U/Tex coach and ] ]' son-in-law Tomas "Tommy" Manotoc to serve as coach. The team also got an infusion of young talent as amateur standouts Arturo "Bay" Cristobal, Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin, Padim Israel, and Mon Cruz became the newest Redmanizers. To top it all off, Crispa hired import ] to augment an already awesome cast. The Redmanizers proceeded to dominate the competition, sweeping all three conference championships in ], another grand slam.
Crispa’s 1983 grand slam campaign, however, could not prevent the inevitable break-up of the team. Arch-rival Toyota had already disbanded prior to the start of the ] as the political and economic turmoil following the assassination of opposition stalwart ] made it increasingly difficult for companies to finance professional basketball teams. Crispa bagged the first conference All-Filipino title for a total of 13 franchise titles but played poorly in the remainder of 1984 campaign. On February 1, 1985, PBA Commissioner Mariano Yengko announced the sale of Crispa’s PBA franchise to ]. The sports pages of the day read out the sad and anti-climactic manner by which the legendary team was dismantled.


Crispa's 1983 grand slam campaign, however, could not prevent the inevitable break-up of the team. Arch-rival Toyota had already disbanded prior to the start of the ] as the political and economic turmoil following the assassination of opposition stalwart Senator ] made it increasingly difficult for companies to finance professional basketball teams. Crispa won the first conference All-Filipino title for a total of 13 franchise titles but played poorly in the remainder of 1984 campaign. On February 1, 1985, PBA Commissioner ] announced the sale of Crispa's PBA franchise to ]. The sports pages of the day read out the sad and anticlimactic manner by which the legendary team was dismantled.
===PABL days===
A new Crispa team quietly reemerged in the amateur leagues in the late 1980s content with developing young players rather than recapturing its former glory. They won a PABL title coached by Atoy Co, and later have future PBA MVP Johnny Abarrientos on the squad before the team left basketball for good.


==Season-by-season records==
==Trivia==
{| class="toccolours" style="float: right; font-size: 95%;"
* The team's name comes from the word redmanizing, a technique used to treat cotton fabric to give it a softer texture, thereby making it more comfortable to wear.
|-
* Crispa team manager Danny Floro believed the color green stood for life, luck and prosperity and used this particular shade as the team’s colors.
! style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" | Legend
* Crispa (MICAA team) forwards Adornado, Papa and Florencio were members of the national team that played in the 1972 Munich Games, the last time the Philippines represented Asia in Olympic basketball competition.
|-
* Redmanizer Center Abet Guidaben opened a betamax video tape rental shop called “Abetamax” in Quezon City. The shop was robbed twice (probably by Toyota fans?) and had to close down.
| {{color box|#FFE6BD}} Champion
* Padim Israel, who played for Crispa in the 1980’s, now serves as the associate pastor of Bread from Heaven Christian Fellowship. He was ordained minister of the Word in 1998 by the Christian Reformed Church of the Philippines and is married to Josefina Sta. Ana (aka Rio Locsin).
----{{color box|#D0E7FF}} Runner-up
* Before winning 15 championships in the PBA, Baby Dalupan amassed 12 ] (UAAP) titles for the ] and two ] (NCAA) championships for his alma mater, the ] (ADMU). Perhaps not many people know that when Dalupan coached the ] in the 1970s, he refused to receive any salary. To him, it was an honor as an alumnus of the university to serve as its coach.
----{{color box|#DDFFDD}} Third place
*During the 1976 All-Filipino Series, trailing 2-0, Crispa, its bench depleted by ailments, almost defaulted as it only had six players in uniform. Danny Floro had to fetch two feverish players from the hospital and made them suit up. Miraculously, Crispa managed to win that game as well as the next two, winning the series.
|}
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!rowspan=2|Season !!rowspan=2|Conference !!rowspan=2|Team name !!colspan=3|Overall record !!rowspan=2|Finals
|-
! W !! L !! %
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=13| Crispa Redmanizers ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 38 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 19 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .667 || ] 3, Crispa 1
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|] || ] 2, Crispa 1
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 2'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 47 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 15 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .758 || '''Crispa 3, ] 1'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 1'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 2'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 49 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 15 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .766 || '''Crispa 3, Mariwasa 1'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 2'''
|-bgcolor=
|] ||
|-
|rowspan=3| ] || ] ||rowspan=3| 35 ||rowspan=3| 19 ||rowspan=3| .648 ||
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|] || ] 3, Crispa 0
|-bgcolor=#DDFFDD
|] ||
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|rowspan=3| ] || ] ||rowspan=3| 42 ||rowspan=3| 20 ||rowspan=3| .667 || '''Crispa 3, ] 2'''
|-
|] || Walk Tall Jeans ||
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=15| Crispa Redmanziers || ] 3, Crispa 1
|-bgcolor=#DDFFDD
|rowspan=3| ] || ] ||rowspan=3| 44 ||rowspan=3| 15 ||rowspan=3| .746 ||
|-
|] ||
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 1'''
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|bgcolor=white rowspan=2| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=2| 28 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=2| 24 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=2| .519 || ] 3, Crispa 2
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 1'''
|-bgcolor=#DDFFDD
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 28 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 26 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .519 ||
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|] || ] 2, Crispa 1
|-
|] ||
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 46 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 16 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .741 || '''Crispa 3, ] 0'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 2'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|] || '''Crispa 3, ] 0'''
|-bgcolor=#FFE6BD
|bgcolor=white rowspan=3| ] || ] ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 38 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| 23 ||bgcolor=white rowspan=3| .623 || '''Crispa 4, ] 1'''
|-
|] ||
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|] || ] 3, Crispa 2
|-
!colspan=3|Overall record || 395 || 192 || .673 || 13 championships
|}

==Awards==

===Individual awards===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Most Valuable Player
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Rookie of the Year Award
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Mythical First Team
|-
| valign="top" |
* ] - 1975-1976
* ] - 1977
* ] - 1979
* ] - 1980
* ] - 1983
| valign="top" |
* Willie Pearson - 1984
| valign="top" |
* ] - 1975-1976
* ] - 1975-1977, 1979-1984
* ] - 1976, 1978-1981, 1983
* ] - 1977-1978
* ] - 1983-1984
|-
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Mythical Second Team
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Best Import
! style="{{PBA color cell|Crispa Redmanizers}}" | PBA Scoring Leader
|-
| valign="top" |
* ] - 1984
* ] - 1984
* Willie Pearson - 1984
| valign="top" |
* ] - 1983 Reinforced Filipino, 1983 Open
| valign="top" |
* ] - 1979
|}


==Notable players== ==Notable players==
''In alphabetical order. Members of ] and ] are in boldface.''
===]===
{{col-begin}}
*William "Bogs" Adornado #11 -- Shooting forward
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*Philip Cezar #18 -- Power forward
*'''] ''' - #5, #6 (1972-1984)
*Atoy Co #6 -- Team Captain/Point guard
*''']''' - #11 (1970-1979)
*] #15 -- Off guard
*] #5 -- Center *''']''' - #18 (1973-1984)
*''']''' - #14, #5 (1973-1984)
*Freddie Hubalde #10 -- Shooting forward
*''']''' - #10 (1974-1984)
*''']''' - #21, #15 (1974-1984)
* Alex Azurin (1975)
* Cris Calilan - #23 (1974-1976)
* ] - #29 (1981-1984)
* David Cezar - #16 (1974-1976)
* Arturo "Bay" Cristobal - #8, #7 (1981-1984)
* Ramon "Mon" Cruz - #14, #4 (1981-1984)
* Virgilio "Bong" dela Cruz - #12 (1974-1981)
* Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio - #9 (1976-1981)
* Rudy Distrito - #19 (1981-1984)
* Rod Co - #16 (1983-1984)
* Eduardo "Ed" Espinosa - #34 (1979)
* Reynaldo "Rey" Franco - #19 (1971-1977)
* Matthew "Fritz" Gaston - #14 (1983-1984)
* Filomeno "Fil" Gulfin - #24 (1979)
* Joel Gomez- #22(1975)
* Cesar Ijares - #9 (1974-1975)
* ] - #9 (1981-1984)
* Jaime "Jimmy" Javier - #8, #25 (1978-1979, 1984)
* Eric Leaño - #17, #8 (1973-1975)
* ] - #17 (1984)
* Romulo Mamaril - #17 (1980-1983)
* Frank Natividad - #16 (1981)
* Reynaldo Pages - #8 (1973-1978)
* William "Willie" Pearson - #11 (1984)
* Johnny Revilla - #9, #23, #16 (1970-1975)
* Jesus Santa Maria - #17 (1975)
* Rodolfo "Rudy" Soriano - #7 (1970-1977)
* Wilfredo "Willy" Tanduyan - #19 (1978)
* Armando Torres - #17 (1977-1978)
* Reynaldo "Rey" Vallejo - #12, #4 (1974-1975)
* Luis "Tito" Varela - #9, #14, #33 (1976-1981, 1983–1984)
* ] - #12, #13 (1981-1984)
{{col-3}}
BAA/MBA (1956-1957):
* ]
* Gerry Cruz
* Charlie Dudds
* Andy de Jesus
* Dominador Lauron
* Mike Littaua
* Jaime Lucas - #11, #7
* Alberto Nicdao
* Eddie Pacheco
* Eddie Rivera
* Willie Sotelo
* Mario Uson


MICAA (1958-1974):
===Other notable players===
* Virgilio "Billy" Abarrientos - #14 (1969-1973)
*Alex Azurin
* Luis Afable (1973)
*Dave Brodett
* Reynaldo "Epoy" Alcantara - #4 (1969-1973)
*Cris Calilan
* Guillermo Baz
*Joy Carpio
* ] (1970)
*Ed Carvajal
* Dave Brodett - #10 (1974)
*David Cezar
* Edgardo "Ed" Carvajal - #14 (1973-1974)
*Arturo "Bai" Cristobal #7
* Domingo "Jun" Celis, Jr. - #17 (1970)
*Mon Cruz
* Aniceto Chambers
*Bong dela Cruz #12
* ] - #7
*Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio #9
* Cesar Dignos
*Rudy Distrito
* ] - #8 (1970-1973)
*Angelito "Itoy" Esguerra
* Robert Flores
*Rey Franco
* Priscilo Gabuya
*Fritz Gaston
* Francisco Henares
*Joel Gomez
* ] (1965)
*Cesar Ijares
* Manuel Jocson (1969-1970)
*Padim Israel
* Rudolf Kutch - #13, #5 (1969-1973)
*Jimmy Javier
* Ernesto "Ernie" de Leon - #6 (1970-1973)
*Eric Leano
* ] - #13
*Lim Eng Beng
* Abelardo Ortiz
*Romulo Mamaril
* ] - #10
*Reynaldo Pages
* ] - #10 (1969-1973)
*Willy Pearson
* Bienvenido Papa
*Rudy Soriano #7
* Tomas Paredes
*Willy Tanduyan
* Herschel Raquel - #15 (1973-1974)
*Rey Vallejo
* Leonardo del Pilar
*Luis "Tito" Varela
* Dominador Servillano
*Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin
* Reynaldo Sigua - #22 (1971)
* Pelagio Simon
* Mike Taquintic
* Mariano Tolentino
* James Yap
* Roberto Yburan
{{col-3}}


===Imports=== ===Imports===
* Herman Barnes (1984)
*Johnny Burkes
* ] "The Black Superman" - #2 (1983)
*Steve Crotty
* ] - #43 (1980)
*William "Bill" Bunton
* ] - #11 (1982)
*Rick Hicks
* Bill Bunton - #33 (1976)
*Cris McMurray
* Johnny Burkes - #24 (1975)
*Bernard Harris
*Irving Chatmann * Irving Chatmann - #55 (1979)
* Pete Crotty - #25 (1975)
*Clarence Kea
* Sylvester Cuyler - #11 (1980)
*Kirk Gibson
* ] - #25 (1983)
*Mike Wagner
* ] (1982)
*Sylvester Cuyler
* ] - #12 (1981)
*Glenn Mosley
* ] - #12 (1982)
*Lawrence "Larry" Boston
* ] - #11 (1981)
*Glenn Hagan
* ] - #42 (1979)
*Herman Barnes
* Ricky Hicks (1977)
*Carlton Willis
* ] - #33 (1980-1981)
*Ansley Truitt
* ] - #3 (1982)
*Paul Mills
* ] - #25, #27 (1976-1977, 1979)
*Cornell Warner
* Cris McMurray (1977)
*Byron "Snake" Jones
* Paul Mills - #32 (1978)
*Cyrus Mann
* ] (1980)
*Al Green
*DeWayne Jay Scales * ] - #35 (1983)
* Mike Schultz (1982)
*Larry Demic
* ] - #43 (1978)
*Billy Ray Bates
* ] - #42 (1979)
*James Hardy
* Carlton Willis - #22 (1984)
* James Wright (1982)


MICAA:
==Team manager==
* Frank Bucher (1969)
*Danny Floro
* Larry Bunce (1971; Crispa's tallest import at 7'1")
* Harold Bunton (1969)
* Tom Cowart - #18 (1971)
* Gary Cunningham
* Tine Hardeman
* Bill Jankans (1971)
* Bill Leedom (1969)
* Paul Scranton - #16 (1971)
{{col-end}}

==Head coaches==
* Cesar Baldueza (1956)
* Crispin Aldiosa (1956-1957)
* Valerio "Amang" López (1958-1959)
* ] (1960-1961)
* ] (1962-1982)
* ] (1983-1984)
* ] (1984)

==Team managers==
*Valeriano "Danny" L. Floro
*Ernesto "Ting" L. Floro (1983)

==See also==
* ]
* ]
* ]

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Crispa Redmanizers
Crispa Redmanizers logo
Founded1956
Dissolved1984
HistoryCrispa Redmanizers (1956-1977, 1979, 1980-1984)
Crispa Denims (1976)
Crispa 400 (1978)
Walk Tall Jeansmakers (1979-1980)
Team colorsForest Green, Gold, White
     
Head coachBaby Dalupan
Tommy Manotoc
Narciso Bernardo
OwnershipP. Floro and Sons, Inc.
ChampionshipsPhilippine Basketball Association (13):
* 1975 All-Philippine
* 1976 First Conference
* 1976 Second Conference
* 1976 All-Philippine
* 1977 All-Filipino
* 1977 Open
* 1979 All-Filipino
* 1980 All-Filipino
* 1981 Reinforced
* 1983 All-Filipino
* 1983 Reinforced Filipino
* 1983 Open
* 1984 First All-Filipino
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The Crispa Redmanizers were a multi-titled Filipino basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1984. It was one of the nine founding teams of the PBA, winning a total of thirteen PBA championships, including two grand slams. Founded in 1956 by businessman Valeriano "Danny" Floro, the team was owned by P. Floro and Sons, Inc. (defunct).

Profile and history

Named after the retail store and textile manufacturing company owned by the Floro family, the Redmanizers were managed by sportsman Danny Floro and coached for many years by the legendary Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan.

The Redmanizer moniker was a reference to the Redmanization process used in Crispa's textile manufacturing to make the cloth dimensionally stable and more resilient to unwanted shrinking after washing. Crispa's garment and textile products were marketed as "Redmanized", "shrunk-to-fit".

Crispa won 13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) championships in a span of nine years. Even more amazing is that the Crispa's roster during the PBA inaugural in 1975 had five future Most Valuable Player awardees. In hindsight, this was not a mere championship team; it was an all-star team.

Crispa's beginnings were rooted in 1956 in the Businessman Athletic Association (BAA), a minor league. In 1958, it transferred to the now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA). In 1971, the team composed of Reynaldo Alcantara, Rudolph Kutch, Ernesto de Leon, Rodolfo Soriano, Danilo Florencio, Johnny Revilla, Adriano Papa, Jr., William "Bogs" Adornado, Virgilio Abarrientos, Danilo Pecache, Domingo Celis, Jr. and Rey Franco lost to the Meralco Reddy Kilowatts in the MICAA championships.

In 1973, authorities discovered that six of the team's players had conspired with gamblers to drop the 1972 MICAA All-Filipino championship series against underdog Mariwasa. These six players, including four of the five starters (only Adornado was found innocent among the starting five), were served lifetime suspensions. With its lineup depleted, manager Valeriano "Danny" Floro and coach Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan were forced to rebuild. They opted to go with younger players, bringing in Mapúa Institute of Technology hotshot Fortunato "Atoy" Co, Jr. and Colegio de San Jose Recoletos standout Abet Guidaben in 1973, and Jose Rizal College’s Philip Cezar and RP Youth Team players Bernie Fabiosa and Alfredo "Freddie" Hubalde in 1974.

In 1974, Crispa began a rivalry for basketball supremacy with Toyota – a team spearheaded by Robert Jaworski, Francis Arnaiz, and Ramon Fernandez, stars of the old Meralco franchise. Nothing came close to the Crispa-Toyota Rivalry. The two teams really hated each other and would rather lose to other teams than to each other. It was not uncommon to have games marred by bench clearing brawls. The two teams also had very different personalities with the fair haired and fair skinned Toyota players appealing more to the upper crust of Philippine society whereas the Redmanizers were perceived to be the team of the masses.

Toyota won the first two PBA conferences in 1975, beating Crispa both times. Crispa finally sneaked in and clinched the Third Conference in a battle so fierce it got marred by a free-for-all. Once the Redmanizers got a taste of the championship, however, they simply did not let go. They won all three conferences in 1976, being the first PBA team to win a "grand slam". They won another two championships in 1977, despite the loss of leading scorer and reigning MVP Adornado to a knee injury at the start of the year.

From 1978 to 1982, however, Crispa went into a title slump. They won no championships in 1978, only the All-Filipino championships in 1979 to 1981, and were blanked once again in 1982. Three conference championships in five years may be good enough for most teams, but not for the powerful Redmanizers.

The team rectified the situation by dissolving the Floro-Dalupan partnership and bringing in former U/Tex coach and president Ferdinand Marcos' son-in-law Tomas "Tommy" Manotoc to serve as coach. The team also got an infusion of young talent as amateur standouts Arturo "Bay" Cristobal, Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin, Padim Israel, and Mon Cruz became the newest Redmanizers. To top it all off, Crispa hired import Billy Ray Bates to augment an already awesome cast. The Redmanizers proceeded to dominate the competition, sweeping all three conference championships in 1983, another grand slam.

Crispa's 1983 grand slam campaign, however, could not prevent the inevitable break-up of the team. Arch-rival Toyota had already disbanded prior to the start of the 1984 season as the political and economic turmoil following the assassination of opposition stalwart Senator Ninoy Aquino made it increasingly difficult for companies to finance professional basketball teams. Crispa won the first conference All-Filipino title for a total of 13 franchise titles but played poorly in the remainder of 1984 campaign. On February 1, 1985, PBA Commissioner Mariano Yenko announced the sale of Crispa's PBA franchise to Pilipinas Shell. The sports pages of the day read out the sad and anticlimactic manner by which the legendary team was dismantled.

Season-by-season records

Legend
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
Season Conference Team name Overall record Finals
W L %
1975 First Conference Crispa Redmanizers 38 19 .667 Toyota 3, Crispa 1
Second Conference Toyota 2, Crispa 1
All-Philippine Crispa 3, Toyota 2
1976 First Conference 47 15 .758 Crispa 3, Toyota 1
Second Conference Crispa 3, Toyota 1
All-Philippine Crispa 3, Toyota 2
1977 All-Filipino Conference 49 15 .766 Crispa 3, Mariwasa 1
Open Conference Crispa 3, U/Tex 2
Invitational Conference
1978 All-Filipino Conference 35 19 .648
Open Conference U/Tex 3, Crispa 0
Invitational Conference
1979 All-Filipino Conference 42 20 .667 Crispa 3, Toyota 2
Open Conference Walk Tall Jeans
Invitational Conference Crispa Redmanziers Toyota 3, Crispa 1
1980 Open Conference 44 15 .746
Invitational Conference
All-Filipino Conference Crispa 3, Toyota 1
1981 Open Conference 28 24 .519 Toyota 3, Crispa 2
Reinforced Filipino Conference Crispa 3, U/Tex 1
1982 Reinforced Filipino Conference 28 26 .519
Invitational Conference San Miguel 2, Crispa 1
Open Conference
1983 All-Filipino Conference 46 16 .741 Crispa 3, Gilbey's 0
Reinforced Filipino Conference Crispa 3, Great Taste 2
Open Conference Crispa 3, Great Taste 0
1984 First All-Filipino Conference 38 23 .623 Crispa 4, Gilbey's 1
Second All-Filipino Conference
Invitational Conference Great Taste 3, Crispa 2
Overall record 395 192 .673 13 championships

Awards

Individual awards

PBA Most Valuable Player PBA Rookie of the Year Award PBA Mythical First Team
  • Willie Pearson - 1984
PBA Mythical Second Team PBA Best Import PBA Scoring Leader

Notable players

In alphabetical order. Members of PBA Hall of Fame and PBA Greatest Players are in boldface.

  • Fortunato "Atoy" Co, Jr. - #5, #6 (1972-1984)
  • William "Bogs" Adornado - #11 (1970-1979)
  • Philip Cezar - #18 (1973-1984)
  • Abet Guidaben - #14, #5 (1973-1984)
  • Freddie Hubalde - #10 (1974-1984)
  • Bernie Fabiosa - #21, #15 (1974-1984)
  • Alex Azurin (1975)
  • Cris Calilan - #23 (1974-1976)
  • Jose Bernardo "Joy" Carpio - #29 (1981-1984)
  • David Cezar - #16 (1974-1976)
  • Arturo "Bay" Cristobal - #8, #7 (1981-1984)
  • Ramon "Mon" Cruz - #14, #4 (1981-1984)
  • Virgilio "Bong" dela Cruz - #12 (1974-1981)
  • Gregorio "Joy" Dionisio - #9 (1976-1981)
  • Rudy Distrito - #19 (1981-1984)
  • Rod Co - #16 (1983-1984)
  • Eduardo "Ed" Espinosa - #34 (1979)
  • Reynaldo "Rey" Franco - #19 (1971-1977)
  • Matthew "Fritz" Gaston - #14 (1983-1984)
  • Filomeno "Fil" Gulfin - #24 (1979)
  • Joel Gomez- #22(1975)
  • Cesar Ijares - #9 (1974-1975)
  • Federico "Padim" Israel - #9 (1981-1984)
  • Jaime "Jimmy" Javier - #8, #25 (1978-1979, 1984)
  • Eric Leaño - #17, #8 (1973-1975)
  • Lim Eng Beng - #17 (1984)
  • Romulo Mamaril - #17 (1980-1983)
  • Frank Natividad - #16 (1981)
  • Reynaldo Pages - #8 (1973-1978)
  • William "Willie" Pearson - #11 (1984)
  • Johnny Revilla - #9, #23, #16 (1970-1975)
  • Jesus Santa Maria - #17 (1975)
  • Rodolfo "Rudy" Soriano - #7 (1970-1977)
  • Wilfredo "Willy" Tanduyan - #19 (1978)
  • Armando Torres - #17 (1977-1978)
  • Reynaldo "Rey" Vallejo - #12, #4 (1974-1975)
  • Luis "Tito" Varela - #9, #14, #33 (1976-1981, 1983–1984)
  • Elpidio "Yoyoy" Villamin - #12, #13 (1981-1984)

BAA/MBA (1956-1957):

  • Carlos Badion
  • Gerry Cruz
  • Charlie Dudds
  • Andy de Jesus
  • Dominador Lauron
  • Mike Littaua
  • Jaime Lucas - #11, #7
  • Alberto Nicdao
  • Eddie Pacheco
  • Eddie Rivera
  • Willie Sotelo
  • Mario Uson

MICAA (1958-1974):

  • Virgilio "Billy" Abarrientos - #14 (1969-1973)
  • Luis Afable (1973)
  • Reynaldo "Epoy" Alcantara - #4 (1969-1973)
  • Guillermo Baz
  • Narciso Bernardo (1970)
  • Dave Brodett - #10 (1974)
  • Edgardo "Ed" Carvajal - #14 (1973-1974)
  • Domingo "Jun" Celis, Jr. - #17 (1970)
  • Aniceto Chambers
  • Romy Diaz - #7
  • Cesar Dignos
  • Danny Florencio - #8 (1970-1973)
  • Robert Flores
  • Priscilo Gabuya
  • Francisco Henares
  • Robert Jaworski (1965)
  • Manuel Jocson (1969-1970)
  • Rudolf Kutch - #13, #5 (1969-1973)
  • Ernesto "Ernie" de Leon - #6 (1970-1973)
  • Roehl Nadurata - #13
  • Abelardo Ortiz
  • Constancio Ortiz - #10
  • Adriano "Jun" Papa, Jr. - #10 (1969-1973)
  • Bienvenido Papa
  • Tomas Paredes
  • Herschel Raquel - #15 (1973-1974)
  • Leonardo del Pilar
  • Dominador Servillano
  • Reynaldo Sigua - #22 (1971)
  • Pelagio Simon
  • Mike Taquintic
  • Mariano Tolentino
  • James Yap
  • Roberto Yburan

Imports

MICAA:

  • Frank Bucher (1969)
  • Larry Bunce (1971; Crispa's tallest import at 7'1")
  • Harold Bunton (1969)
  • Tom Cowart - #18 (1971)
  • Gary Cunningham
  • Tine Hardeman
  • Bill Jankans (1971)
  • Bill Leedom (1969)
  • Paul Scranton - #16 (1971)

Head coaches

Team managers

  • Valeriano "Danny" L. Floro
  • Ernesto "Ting" L. Floro (1983)

See also

References

  1. "Crispa Redmanizers t-shirts making comeback". BusinessMirror. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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