Rudy Salud

{{short description|Filipino basketball commissioner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rudy Salud | image = | office = | order = 3rd Commissioner of the PBA | term_start = January 21, 1988 | term_end = January 10, 1992 | predecessor = [[Mariano Yenko]] | successor = [[Rey Marquez]] | deputy = | birth_name = Rodrigo Salud | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1938|3|13}} | birth_place = Philippines | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2011|3|7|1938|3|13}} | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Sports executive | children = including [[Chito Salud|Chito]] | party = [[Nationalist People's Coalition]] | signature = Rudy Salud's signature.svg }} '''Rodrigo Salud''' (March 13, 1938 – March 7, 2011) was the third commissioner of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] from [[1988 PBA season|1988]] to [[1992 PBA season|1992]] and the founding secretary-general of the [[World Boxing Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudy Salud passes away |url=http://philboxing.com/news/story-52059.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=philboxing.com}}</ref> His son, [[Chito Salud|Chito]], was also a former commissioner of the PBA.

==PBA Commissioner== He was appointed as the third commissioner of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] after his predecessor, Col. [[Mariano Yenko]] retired from his post. Before serving as the commissioner in 1988, he was PBA legal counsel in 1975 and deputy commissioner in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beltran |first=Joey Villar, Nelson |title=Salud: A true leader, sportsman |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2011/03/08/663794/salud-true-leader-sportsman |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

During his tenure, the league saw growth from six teams in 1986 to eight teams in 1992. He was the author of the league's constitution and by-laws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beltran |first=Nelson |date=March 8, 2011 |title=Salud: A true leader, sportsman |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/07/11/salud-true-leader-sportsman |website=ABS CBN NEWS}}</ref> He also implemented rules to keep the balance of the league, one of which is the protected players list, in which any of the following players cannot be on one team; [[Ramon Fernandez]], [[Abet Guidaben]], [[Manny Victorino]], and [[Elpidio Villamin|Yoyoy Villamin]].

It was also during his time that the [[PBA All-Star Weekend|PBA All-Star Game]] was institutionalized in [[1989 PBA All-Star Game|1989]].

He resigned from his post in 1992 and became the campaign manager of [[Danding Cojuangco]] during the [[1992 Philippine presidential election|1992 presidential elections]].

== World Boxing Council == Salud was the founding secretary-general of the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nathanielsz |first=Ronnie |title=WBC Honors Rudy Salud With Championship Belt |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/wbc-honors-rudy-salud-with-championship-belt--37403 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=BoxingScene.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.pba.ph PBA Official Website]

{{s-start}} {{succession box | before= [[Mariano Yenko]] | title= [[Philippine Basketball Association|PBA]] Commissioner | years= 1988–1992 | after= [[Rey Marquez|Reynaldo Marquez]] }} {{s-end}}

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