Robert Vincent Salazar Jaworski (Tagalog pronunciation:
[dÊ'aˈwÉ"ɾski]; born March 8, 1946) is a Filipino former
professional basketball player, head coach and politician who served
as a Senator of the Philippines from 1998 to 2004. He played 23
seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is widely
regarded as one of the best and most popular PBA players of all-time.
He was named part of the PBA's 40 Greatest Players and was inducted
into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2005.Born to Polish American Theodore
Vincent Jaworski and an Ilocana Iluminada Bautista Salazar, Jaworski
grew up in the streets of Manila where he was first introduced to
basketball, rising to prominence in the collegiate leagues, where in
1964, he played for the University of the East Red Warriors in the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Jaworski
delivered outstanding performances in the 1965 and 1966 UAAP seasons
resulting in back-to-back titles for the Recto-based Red Warriors.In
1966, Jaworski was part of the amateur selection sent to represent the
country in the 1966 Bangkok Asian Games. The following year, he
represented the country in the Asian Basketball Championship (now FIBA
Asia Cup) in Seoul, South Korea where the Jaworski-led Philippine team
won the gold medal at the expense of the host country.In 1967, he
joined the Elizalde-owned YCO Painters under coach Carlos Loyzaga. He
played for YCO during the 1967 National Seniors and National
Invitational (both won by YCO). He transferred to the newly formed
MERALCO Reddy Kilowatts in 1968 but was unable to play due to lack of
release papers. He finally suited up for MERALCO in 1970. His first
MVP award was during the Presidential Cup of 1970. He was mentioned in
the book, Basketball History of the Philippines by Boni Escoda, as the
best Filipino player in the MICAA from 1971 to 1974 by topping all the
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