The eternity of the sports chronicle has a name: Tomás Troncoso
The legendary commentator leaves a heavy wake for half a century of media influence
A legacy for eternity. His influence was such that for the immensity of the nation, Tomás Troncoso set the tone for the sport, because his bustle had tentacles that affected the entire spectrum, beyond his furious passion: baseball.
Tomás Miguel Altagracia Troncoso Cuesta, of as extensive influence as his name, marked the mark on the activity of the body and mind, with his convicted judgments, which won him a legion of followers in those of foot as the lineage, with his voice unmistakable and multifaceted wisdom.
“Don Tomás was my great inspiration and of our entire generation. I worked with him for more than ten years, and professionally he marked my life, “said Mario Emilio Guerrero, who for years was a commentator on winter ball on various teams.
Troncoso also magnetized by the charismatic way of exposing his criteria, always giving space to controversy, especially when it came to “judging” every maneuver, strategy and play implemented by “his” Tigres del Licey, and in the major leagues the Cardinals of San Lewis.
Clutch on transmissions
But Tomás, the obligatory reference for fans in any corner, no matter how remote, also fell in love with his keen vision in other sports, such as Formula One, pouring expository quality on the spectacular Ayton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and other legendary in the climax through the “Marlboro Sports World”.
In posterity remains the downfall experienced by the effervescent “blue-eyed” with his colleagues while Senna, the Latin sports icon of that time – was transferred inert by helicopter (1994) during the Italian GP.
Troncoso Cuesta was also a preponderant piece in basketball broadcasts, in which his irrefutable background, allowed him to deepen such a prodigy “untying knots” in each play. The best testimony is found in those epic finals of the Angeles Lakers and their archrival Boston Celtics.
But who can forget Tomás in the broadcasts of great boxing fights, as in the case of the so-called “Fantastic Four”, in full swing: Roberto Durán, Sugar R. Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns? He had the infectious tip of showing his fists as “gauntlets” to introduce each of those tremendous confrontations.
Marked the sport
If anyone is convinced of the immeasurable value of Troncoso Cuesta, it is the Minister of Sports, Francisco Camacho, pondering that it was “a bastion of the best interests of national sport.”
He emphasized that Troncoso Cuesta adorned his great talent with a “pleasant and very particular style, which marked an era in our sport.”
The boxing expert, Carlos Nina Gómez, pondered that Tomás “served us as a great counselor since childhood, due to the wide range of sports knowledge he had, and we were regular listeners of his program Los Deportes en Marcha.”
When the World Cup in Mexico ´86 arrived, the charismatic man became – without being an expert in the matter – a spark plug that ignited the incipient Dominican passion for the world’s king sport, thanks to his reverential praise to the now imperishable Diego Maradona, a “god” from that time. appointment.
It is that Tomás Troncoso represented the color of sport in Quisqueya, and football would then be part of the exquisite menu from the match in Aztec land.
Ildefonso Ureña, who had the honor of working with the Tigres del Licey, even though Troncoso was active, praised the great human sensitivity of the legendary microphone: “It helped those of us who came behind, instilling the idea that young talent should be given a chance” .
Tomás was a customary ally of amateur sports, emphasizing the school, which he defined as the root in the tree of physical and mental development of society.
“Tomás influenced us all in this path of chroniclers that we chose,” said Rolando Guante, finishing off with the fact that “he was a true legend of sports communication.”
She was a furious follower of gymnastics, and she “fell madly in love” with the greatest Olympic milestone and its protagonist, the Romanian Nadia Comaneci, whose “10” with just 14 years at the Montreal Olympics made her immortal.
“I did not believe it, when I saw myself working with Tomás Troncoso”, that is how great the legend that now animates the sport in Heaven ended up forever, according to Guerrero.
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