Dr. John T. Ramsay (born February 21, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. Image File history File links Jackramsay1. ... 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). ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls attempts to score. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ... The National Basketball Association, more commonly referred to as the 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 the name used for the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China), the United Kingdom and the United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university 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 college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

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 are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sixers for short. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association 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 is a National Basketball Association team based in Portland, Oregon. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952 in San Diego, California), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 and eventually merged with the National Basketball Association. ... Kevin Garnett smiles while playing in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves. ... 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) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2004/2005 NBA Eastern Conference All-Stars The 2004/2005 NBA Western Conference All-Stars The NBA staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. ... The Indiana Pacers are a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... The 1986-87 NBA Season was the 41st season of the National Basketball Association. ... Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach (born September 20, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, an NBA basketball team, and was its coach from 1950 to 1966, including a stretch from 1959 to 1966 when the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships. ...

Ramsay later spent nine years as a television color commentator for the Miami Heat, and continues to do commentary for ESPN on TV and radio. A color (or colour) commentator 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 (or the Miami HEAT as the name is officially rendered) are a National Basketball Association team based in Miami, Florida, USA. // Rothstein years In 1987, after some influence from Billy Cunningham, the NBA voted to expand itself by adding four new teams. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of 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. 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 0917304365) and Dr. Jack's Leadership Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Basketball (ISBN 0471469297).

Ramsay is a 1942 graduate of Upper Darby High School (UDHS). He received his bachelor's degree in social science from Saint Joseph's College in 1949, and both his masters and doctorate degrees, both in education, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and 1963, respectively. Upper Darby High School is the largest high school by enrollment in the state of Pennsylvania. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... Saint Josephs University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

References

• Jack Ramsay biography provided by hoophall.com