The boat of El Rosco de Pasapalabra continues to get fatter program by program. To try to make one of the contestants take the loot, the contestants have the help of four celebrities. These days, Candela Serrat, Elisa Matilla, Roberto Álamo and Fernando Romay are exuding knowledge and humor on the Antena 3 set. Let’s get to know this illustrious guest a little better.
Talking about Fernando Romay is talking about one of the greatest athletes in the history of Spain. At the age of 10, he was already 1.85 meters tall, reaching his final 2.13 meters shortly after. That XXL size led Romay to the world of sports and basketball almost out of obligation.
Born in La Coruña in 1959, into a family whose parents worked in the port, one fine day he moved to Madrid to seek his fortune in sport. If at the age of 13 he started shooting the ball, at 14 he received a call from Real Madrid. “They chose me, they told me come here, that you are tall and we can do something with you,” he recalls in this interview with EL MUNDO.
These were not easy times for someone of his size; to begin with, because in those years there were no size 56 sneakers.
Once the issue of the shoes was resolved, Fernando Romay took off even more from the ground to become a gigantic pivot who came to put more than 600 blocks. He made his debut with the Real Madrid first team in the 1976 season and stayed there until his retirement in 1993. In almost two decades as a professional, he won two European Cups, three Cup Winners’ Cups, one Korac, seven ACB Leagues, five Spanish Cups, among other trophies.
However, for the majority of Spaniards who are already graying, the legend of Fernando Romay was forged with the Spanish basketball team, forming part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. A huge success for the Spanish sport of that time.
To this day, at the age of 63, Romay continues to play with the Real Madrid veterans team and is an ambassador for the FEB.
Romay was always talkative in front of the cameras, a humor that has led him to be a communicator who easily connects with the public. He was a recurring signing on television sets of all kinds. Whether it is to talk about basketball in a sports arena, in a dance contest or directly to present programs, Romay always leaves a huge mark. Also as a guest of Pasapalabra. “I go as a guest because I play. And I do it because I’m tall, handsome and modest,” he jokes.
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