It was reported that Dr. Jack Ramsay passed away to today at the age of 89. Ramsay was best known for his twenty-one seasons as a Head Coach in the National Basketball Association, most famously for leading the Portland Trailblazers to their only Championship to date. This was accomplished in his first season in Oregon a year after the Blazer had failed to even make the playoffs. Overall, Ramsay had a winning percentage of .525 and he was known as being ahead of the curve in regards to conditioning of his players.
After his coaching career ended in 1988, he would later take a broadcasting job with the Miami Heat in 1992 which he would hold for eleven years. The Portland Trailblazers would later retire the number 77 (the year that they won the title) in his honor and in 1992 he would be selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the family and friend of Dr. Jack Ramsay at this time.
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