On Wednesday, Dick Vitale, my mentor, a longtime ESPN college basketball broadcaster and a Hall of Famer, will be the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at this year's ESPY Awards.
Throwback: Crispa completes great comeback to win 1st Grand Slam 44 years ago | Tempo – The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper tempo.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tempo.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published December 21, 2020, 7:04 PM
The iconic Crispa Redmanizers made history on this day in 1976, capturing the PBA’s first grand slam by virtue of its Game 5 rout of arch rival Toyota to rule the season-ending All-Philippine Championship.
Atoy Co’s 39 points proved to be the difference maker as the Redmanizers became the first team to come back from a 0-2 deficit and win a best-of-five championship series.
The following is a game story written by Ding Marcelo for the Dec. 22, 1976 issue of Bulletin Today.
Crispa tops Toyota, wins grand slam
Crispa’s never-say-die Redmanizers added another first in their glorious history last night as they destroyed Toyota with compelling ease, 110-92, to win the All-Philippine championship and complete a sweep of all Philippine Basketball Association titles this year.