Jack Ramsay, Who Led Blazers to 1977 NBA Title, Dies at 89

Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay has died at 89 years old, ESPN reported on Monday morning. He had been battling various forms of cancer on and off for the past 15 years. Veteran NBA writer Peter Vecsey reported on 

Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay has died at 89 years old, ESPN reported on Monday morning. He had been battling various forms of cancer on and off for the past 15 years. Veteran NBA writer Peter Vecsey reported on 

LOS ANGELES – JUNE 6: Dr. Jack Ramsay speaks at the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award prior to Game Two of the 2010 NBA Finals on June 6, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Garrett 

"To me, I'm 56 years old, I've met a lot of people in my life," Reid said Monday morning, shortly after learning of Ramsay's passing, "but none more unique and extraordinary than Jack Ramsay. A lot of people will say this, I mean it, 'Hall of Fame

Jack Ramsay, the Hall of Fame coach who took the Portland Trail Blazers to their only N.B.A. championship and who was regarded as one of pro basketball's keenest coaching minds, died on Monday in Naples, Fla. He was 89. The cause was cancer, his son