Dante Silverio
Edmundo "Dante" S. Silverio, Sr. (born October 17, 1937),[1][2] is a Filipino painter, former basketball coach and former champion race car driver.
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| Born | October 17, 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1974–1979; 1987–1989 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1974–1979 | Toyota | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Shell | ||||||||||||||
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Motorsports
Silverio rose to prominence in 1972, when he captured a rare double feat, winning the International Greenhills Grand Prix and, two months later, the Royal Rally of Champions.
Basketball
Toyota (1973-1979)
Silverio became involved in basketball when he formed the Toyota Athletic Club (Komatsu Komets/Toyota Comets) in 1973 which participated in the MICAA. From being its team manager, he became its head coach in 1974 after coach Nilo Verona left the team. In the PBA, he led the franchise to five championships and six runner-up finishes.
In December 1979, Silverio resigned from the team after corporate management decided to reinstate players Ramon Fernandez, Ernesto Estrada and Abe King in Game 2 of the Invitational (3rd) Conference championship finals. Silverio did not field these players in during the conference, claiming the three deliberately “didn't play their best” in a losing finals stint against Royal Tru Orange during the previous conference (1979 Open (2nd) Conference). Toyota eventually won the title on December 15, 1979, under assistant coach Fort Acuña, beating arch-rival Crispa in four games.
Shell (1988-1989)
He returned to the PBA in 1988-1989 as head coach of Shell. He piloted the franchise to runner-up finishes in the 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference and 1989 PBA Open Conference.
PBA All-Star Games (1975, 1989)
During the PBA's inaugural season, Silverio coached in the pioneering version of the PBA All-Star Games on December 23, 1975, called the PBA Ovaltine Dream Games. Silverio's Ovaltine Yellow squad lost to the Ovaltine Brown team coached by Baby Dalupan, 126-123 in the third and deciding match.
In 1989, Silverio coached the Rookie-Sophomores-Juniors All-Stars during the 1989 PBA All-Star Weekend, losing to the Veteran All-Stars coached by Baby Dalupan, 132-130.
Crispa-Toyota Reunion Game (2003)
In 2003, Silverio participated in the Crispa-Toyota reunion game during the 2003 PBA All-Star Weekend, coaching the Toyota team to a 65-61 victory.
Philippine Men's Basketball Team (1973)
Silverio was the team manager of the Philippines men's national basketball team which captured the 1973 FIBA Asia Championship.[3]
Hall of Fame
- Philippine Basketball Association (April 8, 2007)
- Golden Wheel Awards (February 23, 2009)[4][5]
- Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) (May 9, 2011)[6]
References
- Dy, Richard (October 18, 2014). "On 77th birthday, former Toyota coach Dante Silverio gives timeless advice: "Coaching is give and take"". Spin.PH. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Ramos, Gerry (October 18, 2023). "PBA's first champion coach Dante Silverio turns 86". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- Silverio recalls road to 1973 ABC championship, February 6, 2013, Balita
- Genuino, Silverio grace Golden Wheel Award, February 23, 2009, The Philippine Star
- Turalba, Tiu get top Golden Wheel Awards
- "AAP Supplement, June 17, 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2013.