Jack Ramsay

This article refers to the basketball coach. For the Canadian politician, see Jack Ramsay (politician).

Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is a former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. Image File history File links Jackramsay1. ... Image File history File links Jackramsay1. ... F.J. Jack Ramsay Born August 23, 1937 in Biggar, Saskatchewan, is a former Reform Party member of the Canadian House of Commons Ramsay is better known for his personal problems rather than any kind of parliamentary flair. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Coaches coach teams in professional sports as well as college sports. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

After coaching in the high school and minor-league ranks for the early postwar years, he became head coach at his alma mater, Saint Joseph's College, in 1955. In his first season, Ramsay would lead the Hawks to their first Big 5 crown and their first-ever postseason berth (in the NIT). Ramsay would remain there through 1966, leading the Hawks to six more Big 5 crowns and ten postseason appearances in all. High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of the term Big Five and its variants, see Big five (disambiguation). ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Immediately after leaving Saint Joseph's, he was hired as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, who won an NBA title in his first season in the front office. In 1968, he left the front office to take over as head coach of the Sixers. In his four seasons as coach, he led the team to three playoff appearances. After the 1971-72 season, he took the head coaching job with the Buffalo Braves. His tenure was almost a mirror image of his time with the Sixers—four seasons, three playoff berths. The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

His next coaching stop in the NBA was his most famous, with the Portland Trail Blazers. When he arrived in 1976, the Blazers had not made the playoffs or compiled a winning record in their six-year history. However, he arrived just as a young team, led by Bill Walton, started to gel, and also benefited from the ABA dispersal draft in the 1976 off-season, in which the Blazers picked up hard-nosed power forward Maurice Lucas. In his first season in Portland (77), Ramsay led the Blazers to their only NBA title to date. In his second season, the Blazers were 50-10 after 60 games and favored to repeat as champions before Walton, in the midst of a season in which he would be named the league MVP, broke his foot, the first of the numerous major injuries that radically shortened his career. Ramsay continued to coach the Blazers until 1986 with general success, although he was never able to approach the level of his first seasons there. He was also a coach in the 1978 All-Star Game. Ramsay coached the Indiana Pacers for the 1986-87 season before retiring. At that time, he was second on the all-time wins list for NBA coaches, trailing Red Auerbach. The Portland Trail Blazers, or Blazers, are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952 in La Mesa, California), is an American former basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. ... Maurice Lucas (born 18 February 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American basketball player, and current assistant coach with the National Basketball Associations Portland Trail Blazers. ... The 1976-77 NBA Season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. ... The National Basketball Association first named a Most Valuable Player after the 1955-56 NBA season. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. ... Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach (September 20, 1917 – October 28, 2006) was an American coach and executive for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. ...

Ramsay later spent nine years as a television color commentator for the [Philadelphia 76ers] and the Miami Heat, and continues to do commentary for ESPN on TV and radio. A color (or colour) commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. ... ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...

Ramsay was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on May 11, 1992. He was named one of the 10 greatest coaches of all time in 1996. [1] The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

He has authored several highly rated books, including The Coach's Art (ISBN 0-917304-36-5) and Dr. Jack's Leadership Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Basketball (ISBN 0-471-46929-7).

Ramsay is a 1942 graduate of Upper Darby High School (UDHS). He was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1979. He received his bachelor's degree in social science from Saint Joseph's College in 1949, and his masters and doctorate degrees, both in education, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and 1963, respectively. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Upper Darby High School is the largest high school by enrollment in the state of Pennsylvania. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The University of Pennsylvania (or Penn[3][4]) is a private, nonsectarian research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

References

• Jack Ramsay biography provided by hoophall.com
• Upper Darby High School Wall of Fame