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Former
Coach Of NBA's Trail Blazers, Hall Of Famer Ramsay Dies At 89
[April 29, 2014] NEW YORK (Reuters) — John "Jack" Ramsay, a former coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, died on Monday at the age of 89 after a long battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association team said on its Twitter feed.
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Ramsay, who coached in the league for two decades and is a
member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, led the Trail Blazers to
the play-offs nine times in 10 seasons and coached them to their
only NBA title in 1977, according to the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame's website. He was inducted to the Hall
in 1992. Ramsay was born in 1925 and began his coaching career at two
Philadelphia-area high schools in 1949. He then moved to the
collegiate level at St. Joseph's College, where his teams
appeared in the post season 10 times. He earned a doctorate in education from the University of
Pennsylvania, according to ESPN, where he served as an analyst
after retiring from coaching. "The entire ESPN family is saddened by the loss of our beloved
NBA analyst Dr. Jack Ramsay," ESPN President John Skipper said
in a statement. "It was our great pleasure to work with Dr. Jack
and his energy and zest for life resonated in all that he did.
He leaves an amazing legacy of helping fans understand and
appreciate the game he loved." (Reporting by Curtis Skinner; editing by Scott Malone and Dan Grebler) [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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