# Rudy Salud

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Filipino basketball commissioner

Rudy Salud 3rd Commissioner of the PBA In office January 21, 1988 – January 10, 1992 Preceded by Mariano Yenko Succeeded by Rey Marquez Personal details Born Rodrigo Salud (1938-03-13)March 13, 1938 Philippines Died March 7, 2011(2011-03-07) (aged 72) Party Nationalist People's Coalition Children including Chito Occupation Sports executive Signature

**Rodrigo Salud** (March 13, 1938 – March 7, 2011) was the third commissioner of the [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) from [1988](/source/1988_PBA_season) to [1992](/source/1992_PBA_season) and the founding secretary-general of the [World Boxing Council](/source/World_Boxing_Council).[1] His son, [Chito](/source/Chito_Salud), was also a former commissioner of the PBA.

## PBA Commissioner

He was appointed as the third commissioner of the [Philippine Basketball Association](/source/Philippine_Basketball_Association) after his predecessor, Col. [Mariano Yenko](/source/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.[2]

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.[3] 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](/source/Ramon_Fernandez), [Abet Guidaben](/source/Abet_Guidaben), [Manny Victorino](/source/Manny_Victorino), and [Yoyoy Villamin](/source/Elpidio_Villamin).

It was also during his time that the [PBA All-Star Game](/source/PBA_All-Star_Weekend) was institutionalized in [1989](/source/1989_PBA_All-Star_Game).

He resigned from his post in 1992 and became the campaign manager of [Danding Cojuangco](/source/Danding_Cojuangco) during the [1992 presidential elections](/source/1992_Philippine_presidential_election).

## World Boxing Council

Salud was the founding secretary-general of the [World Boxing Council](/source/World_Boxing_Council) (WBC) in the 1960s.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rudy Salud passes away"](http://philboxing.com/news/story-52059.html). *philboxing.com*. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Beltran, Joey Villar, Nelson. ["Salud: A true leader, sportsman"](https://www.philstar.com/sports/2011/03/08/663794/salud-true-leader-sportsman). *Philstar.com*. Retrieved March 10, 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Beltran, Nelson (March 8, 2011). ["Salud: A true leader, sportsman"](https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/07/11/salud-true-leader-sportsman). *ABS CBN NEWS*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nathanielsz, Ronnie. ["WBC Honors Rudy Salud With Championship Belt"](https://www.boxingscene.com/wbc-honors-rudy-salud-with-championship-belt--37403). *BoxingScene.com*. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

## External links

- [PBA Official Website](http://www.pba.ph)

Preceded by Mariano Yenko PBA Commissioner 1988–1992 Succeeded by Reynaldo Marquez

v t e Philippine Basketball Association commissioners 1975–1983: Leo Prieto 1983–1987: Mariano Yenko 1988–1992: Rudy Salud 1992–1993: Rey Marquez 1994–2002: Jun Bernardino 2003–2007: Noli Eala 2008–2010: Sonny Barrios 2010–2015: Chito Salud 2015–2017: Chito Narvasa 2018–present: Willie Marcial

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