Happy Birthday, Arturo "Turo" Valenzona ( Nov 5 )

Happy Birthday, Arturo "Turo" Valenzona

PBA pioneer
2-season PBA player
U/Tex Weavers guard
3x PBA champion head coach
8x UAAP champion head coach
6x NCAA champion head coach
1988 PBL International Invitational champion head coach
YCO Painters enforcer in the MICAA

Source : Assorted Magazines (PBA Archives Collections)

The Bruising Turing Valenzona

From Sports Weekly Magazine

Bruising basketball, in the manner played by the visiting NBA pros is not really a new commodity in the Philippines. The playing styles of t least three Filipino cagers, Alberto Reynoso, Robert Jaworski and Arturo Valenzona attest to his. Much has been said about Big Boy Reynoso. Jaworski continues to make good copy despite he reams of  articles written about him. And Valenzona-little or nothing at all. But the truth of the matter is that Turing, as Valenzona is called by his friends, has always been a "bruiser.' He plays ruggedly with a lot of muscle here and there that some people  think e would make a good exponent of Thai boxing. And Turing does all these despite his size!