Bernie Fabiosa

Bernard Fabiosa

Personal information
Born	(1954-07-23) 23 July 1954 Bohol
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College	University of San Jose–Recoletos
PBA draft	1975 / Elevated
Selected by the Crispa Redmanizers
Playing career	1975–1991
Position	Point guard
Number	15
Career history
1974–1984	Crispa Redmanizers
1985–1986	Shell Helix Oilers
1987–1989	Great Taste/Presto Tivolis
1990	Purefoods Hotdogs
1991	Diet Sarsi/Swift Mighty Meaties
Career highlights and awards
Mythical Ten 25 Greatest Players of the PBA 5,000 Points 2,000 Assists 1,000 Steals Top 25: Assists Average Top 25: Free Throw Percentage Season Champion: Total Assists 7x Season Champion: Total Steals

Bernie Fabiosa (born 23 July 1954) is a retired Filipino professional basketball player and actor. He spent most of his playing days with the Crispa Redmanizers in the PBA. During his heyday, he is known as The Sultan of Swipe.

Playing career

Fabiosa played 17 seasons in the PBA from 1975 to 1991. His most memorable experience in the PBA was playing on two Crispa grand slam championship teams in 1976 under coach Baby Dalupan and in 1983 under coach Tommy Manotoc.

In 1981, he led the league in assists, tallying 8.4 points, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals across his name. He also led the league in steals for seven seasons.

After nine seasons with Crispa, he suited up for Shell, Presto, Purefoods and Sarsi/Swift. After injuring his collar bone, he decided to retire in 1991.

He finished his career with 6,597 points, 2,853 assists and 1,235 steals in 788 games. He converted 1,414/1,876 FTs for a career average of 75.4%. He is ranked No. 3 in all-time steals behind only Johnny Abarrientos and Ramon Fernandez. He is also ranked No. 10 in all-time assists, No. 12 in all-time games played and No. 26 in all-time minutes played.

In 2000, he was inducted to the all-time PBA 25th anniversary team.

Retirement and later career

After his playing days were over, Fabiosa dabbled into acting together with former Crispa teammate Atoy Co, where he took minor supporting roles in action movies.

Filmography

Source: Bernard Fabiosa - IMDb

Year	Title	Role
1990	May Isang Tsuper ng Taxi	As Himself
1992	Lucio Margallo	Alex's men
1993	Masahol Pa sa Hayop	Private Osco
1994	Walang Matigas na Tinapay sa Mainit na Kape	As Himself
	Ka Hector	captured soldier
	Kanto Boy 2: Anak ni Totoy Guapo	-
1995	Dog Tag: Katarungan sa Aking Kamay	Sgt. Carragua
1996	Isa, Dalawa, Takbo	Totoy's men
1997	Matrikula	Coach (as himself)
	Bobby Barbers: Parak	Ike
1998	Berdugo	Syndicate man
	Ang Erpat kong Astig	Bernie (as himself)
2000	Sagot Kita: Mula Ulo Hanggang Paa	Van Driver

Personal life

Fabiosa was previously married to former beauty queen Marilyn Manansala, with whom he has two children, Magnolia and Byron. He was also in a relationship with singer Malu Barry, with whom has a child named Bernice.

Among his friends, he considered Philip Cesar and Atoy Co as his bestfriends. They called themselves PBA back in the old times, which stands for Philip, Bernard and Atoy.

He migrated to the United States in 2005 and now lives in Northridge in the northern California valley with his wife, Dr. Almi Valenzuela, a dentist.