Jack Ramsey, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who coached the Portland Trail Blazers to their only National Basketball Association title, and in recent years was an ESPN analyst, passed away on Monday at age 89.
Coach Ramsey, known as "Dr. Jack," went through a prolonged battle against cancer.
He spent 20 years as an NBA head coach with the Philadelphia 76ers, Buffalo Braves, Portland Trail Blazers, and Indiana Pacers. Before that, Jack was men's head basketball coach at his alma mater, St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, where his Hawks played in seven NCAA Tournaments (including a Final Four appearance 1961).
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