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Ramsay, Jack, 1925-2014

LC control no.n 2003113428
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Personal name headingRamsay, Jack, 1925-2014
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Variant(s)Jack, Dr., 1925-2014
Dr. Jack, 1925-2014
Ramsay, John T. (John Travilla), 1925-2014
Birth date19250221
Death date20140428
Place of birthPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Place of deathNaples (Fla.)
Field of activityBasketball--Coaching
AffiliationIndiana Pacers (Basketball team)
Portland Trail Blazers (Basketball team)
Buffalo Braves (Basketball team)
Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team)
Saint Joseph's College (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Profession or occupationBasketball coaches
Found inRamsay, Jack. Dr. Jack's leadership lessons learned from a lifetime in basketball, 2003: CIP t.p. (Dr. Jack Ramsay) data sheet, etc. (b. Feb. 21, 1925; basketball coach; columnist for ESPN.com)
LC database, Sept. 5, 2003 (hdg.: Ramsay, Jack, 1925-)
New York times (online), viewed Apr. 29, 2014 (in obituary published Apr. 28: Jack Ramsay; John T. Ramsay (the T stood for Travilla, evidently a family name, but he preferred using the initial, his son said); b. Feb. 21, 1925, Philadelphia; d. Monday [Apr. 28, 2014], Naples, Fla., aged 89; 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; known in the basketball world as Dr. Jack, for the doctorate in education he received from the University of Pennsylvania, but coaches and players were also paying respect to his cerebral approach)
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