Tommy Manotoc
{{short description|Filipino basketball coach and golfer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}
{{Philippine name|La'O|Manotoc}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| college = De La Salle University
| cteam5 = Mobiline Phone Pals
| cyears5 = 1997–1998
| cteam4 = Presto Ice Cream Kings
| cyears4 = 1992
| cteam3 = Crispa Redmanizers
| cyears3 = 1983–1984
| cteam2 = San Miguel Beermen
| cyears2 = 1981–1982
| cteam1 = U/Tex Wranglers
| cyears1 = 1977–1980
| coach_start = 1977–1984; 1992; 1997
| coach_end = 1998
| image =
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| nationality = {{flagicon|PHI}} Filipino
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|8|9}}
| name = Tommy Manotoc
| highlights = As head coach:
- 6× PBA champion (1978 Open, 1980 Open, 1982 Invitational, 1983 All-Filipino, 1983 Reinforced Filipino, 1983 Open)
- Grand Slam champion (1983)
}}
Tomás "Tommy" La'O Manotoc Sr. (born August 9, 1949),{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2024 |title=ICYMI, #CoachTommy is now 75 years young and we have a new episode (click the link in our page) that discusses Carlos Yulo's first gold, Gilas qualifiers, the PBA's Ayo and Ginebra, and our Philippine Olympians in Paris. #TommysCornerPH |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-ce7CfSxX4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.instagram.com}} is a Filipino golfer and former basketball coach. As a basketball coach of several Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) teams, Manotoc won six PBA titles, including a grand slam with the fabled Crispa Redmanizers. Manotoc is the chairman emeritus of the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP).{{cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/24/sports/jgfp-names-manotoc-as-chairman-emeritus/1863487|title=JGFP names Manotoc as chairman emeritus|first=Waylon|last=Galvez|work=The Manila Times|date=October 24, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022}} He also served as president of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) from 2012 to 2014.{{ cite news |title=Manotoc elected NGAP head, vows to boost golf development |url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/790062/manotoc-elected-ngap-head-vows-boost-golf-development |work=PhilStar.com |date=March 24, 2012 |access-date=May 14, 2015 }}{{ cite news |title=Tommy tinkers with tradition |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/80509/tommy-tinkers-with-tradition |work=Inquirer.net |date=January 6, 2013 |access-date=May 14, 2015 }} He occasionally writes as a sports columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and was a TV panelist for the PBA coverage from 2000 to 2002.
Early life and family
Manotoc is the son of Ricardo Manotoc{{cite news |last1=Nieves Ruiz |first1=Sonora |title=Kidnapping of Marcos son-in-law shakes Philippines |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0107/010747.html |access-date=October 3, 2018 |work=The Christian Science Monitor |date=January 7, 1982 }} and the former Nena Arguelles La'O. Henares, Hilarion Jr. (March 28, 2018) Salvation and Damnation: Make My Day 24. {{ISBN|1986900142}} His father was a realtor, while his mother belonged to the prominent La'O family. Two of his uncles - Raúl Manglapus (who had married Pacita La'O, a sister of Manotoc's mother) and Eugenio López, Jr. (who had married Conchita La'O, another sister of Manotoc's mother) were prominent critics of Ferdinand Marcos.{{cite news |last1=Munro |first1=Ross |last2=Bonnett |first2=Margie |title=Her Son-in-Law Vanishes, and Questions Focus on Imelda Marcos, 'Dragon Lady' of the Philippines |url=https://people.com/archive/her-son-in-law-vanishes-and-questions-focus-on-imelda-marcos-dragon-lady-of-the-philippines-vol-17-no-3/ |work=People Magazine |date=January 25, 1982 }}
Professional career
=PBA career=
==As head coach==
Manotoc began his coaching career in 1977 with the U/Tex Wranglers in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was the Wranglers' team manager at the time when head coach Narciso Bernardo suddenly resigned after the 1977 All-Filipino Conference. Manotoc made his coaching debut during the 1977 Open Conference and immediately brought the Wranglers to a runner-up finish against Crispa, in the franchise's first finals appearance. Manotoc gave the Wranglers two PBA Open Conference championships, in 1978 and in 1980. He admitted that besting Toyota in 1980, felt like an achievement since they were down by four points with 16 seconds remaining in the fourth, but ultimately forced overtime and won.{{cite web|last=Terrado|first=Jonas|date=August 2, 2020|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/02/philippine-sports-history-u-tex-stuns-toyota-for-1980-pba-open-conference-title/|title=Philippine Sports History: U-Tex stuns Toyota for 1980 PBA Open Conference title|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=May 17, 2022}}
Manotoc joined San Miguel Beer in 1981 and led the team to one PBA championship.
Manotoc joined the Crispa Redmanizers in 1983 and piloted the franchise pro bono{{cite news |last1= Olivares |first1= Rick |title=Tommy Manotoc says he took no salary when he led Crispa to PBA Grand Slam in 1983|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/06/06/2019058/tommy-manotoc-says-he-took-no-salary-when-he-led-crispa-pba-grand-slam-1983 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 6, 2020}}to its second grand slam during the same season. On July 1, 1984, citing health reasons, Manotoc resigned as head coach after leading the Redmanizers to the 1984 PBA First All-Filipino Conference finals, winning over NCC, 96–94. He was to be succeeded by assistant coach Narciso Bernardo, who finished the task of capturing the title against the Gilbey's Gin Tonics.
After a long hiatus from coaching, Manotoc made a brief return to the PBA — in 1992 for the Presto Ice Cream Kings — and in 1997–1998 for the Mobiline Phone Pals.
A few decades later in June 2020, he revealed that during his championship stints as head coach of both U-Tex and Crispa, he did not charge the team, in terms of salary, and his bonuses that he had earned, were instead given to his father.{{cite web|last=Olivares|first=Rick|date=June 6, 2020|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/06/06/2019058/tommy-manotoc-says-he-took-no-salary-when-he-led-crispa-pba-grand-slam-1983|title=Tommy Manotoc says he took no salary when he led Crispa to PBA Grand Slam in 1983|publisher=Philippine Star|accessdate=May 17, 2022}}
==As PBA Deputy Commissioner==
Manotoc briefly served as deputy commissioner of the PBA in 1985 under commissioner Mariano Yenko.
==PBA Hall of Fame==
Manotoc was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame on October 2, 2011.
Golf career
Manotoc and his sons Matthew Manotoc and Michael Ferdinand emerged victorious at the Baguio Country Club's Fil-Am Invitational Golf Cup at Camp John Hay.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=75 and swinging: Tommy Manotoc tops Fil-Am Golf Invitational|url=https://bilyonaryo.com/2024/12/16/75-and-swinging-tommy-manotoc-tops-fil-am-golf-invitational/social/ |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |work= Bilyonaryo News Channel|date=December 17, 2024}}
= DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame =
In 2000, Manotoc was inducted into the De La Salle Alumni Association Sports Hall of Fame for golf.
Personal life
Manotoc was first married to Miss International 1970 Aurora Pijuan. The couple had two children, namely Mavis and Tomas Jr. ("TJ"), a news presenter for ABS-CBN News and former sports play-by-play and color commentator on some PBA and UAAP coverages. After obtaining a divorce from Pijuan in the Dominican Republic, Manotoc married Imee Marcos, daughter of then-Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, on December 4, 1981.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/10/world/marcos-son-in-law-issues-an-apology.html|title=Marcos Son-In-Law Issues an Apology|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 10, 1982|last1=Hollie|first1=Pamela G.}}{{ cite news |title=Around the World; Philippine Police Search For Missing Athlete |work=The New York Times |date=January 3, 1982 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/world/around-the-world-philippine-police-search-for-missing-athlete.html|access-date=May 14, 2015}}{{ cite news |title=Man who eloped with Marcos daughter lost |work=The Age |date=January 2, 1982 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a0wQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1856,292662 |access-date=May 14, 2015}} Manotoc and Marcos are now separated. Manotoc and Marcos have three children, Fernando Martín ("Borgy"), a model; Michael Ferdinand ("Mike"), a lawyer; and Matthew Joseph ("Matthew"), incumbent governor of Ilocos Norte.
References
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{{U-Tex Wranglers 1978 PBA Open Conference Champions}}
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{{Crispa Redmanizers 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions}}
{{Crispa Redmanizers 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Champions}}
{{Crispa Redmanizers 1983 PBA Open Conference Champions}}
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