As a 9 year old kid growing up in the inner city of (South)Memphis, I WILL NEVER EVER forget the 1977 Portland Trailblazers championship team! Prior to this, i didnt care about sports on TV. Didnt watch college or pro basketball. The 1st NBA game i remember watching on TV was Boston-Philly series in the Eastern conf. semis that same yr(and i only saw games 1 and 7). Didnt watch any of the Western conf games in any round. I literally stumbled onto the first 3 games of the championship series. Would come home from playing outside(kids played outside back then) and the game(s) would be on. Thanks to Brent Musberger and our local newspaper TV guide, i finally started keeping up with the games and from game 4 until the end, i was locked and tuned in on the TV. Games 5 and 6, i put everything aside to watch those games, pregame until the end(there was no post game back then). After game 6, and to this day(i'm 49 now), i'm a "diehard" basketball fan. I started playing b'ball when i was 6 but it was 1977(age 9) when i started watching on TV thanks to the Blazers.
Bill Walton and Bill Schonely are such amazing people. Wish I could have watched them live. The fact that this fan base got to party like it was 1977, yea... there's a reason they say that. 77' was just such an integral time. Incredible. GO BLAZERS!
Bill mentioned Herm Gilliam, he was very important to the team and stepped up in the laker series when nobody could make a basket. the rest of the team stepped up also with the starters to score and play defense.
Billy Walton you are a legend!
As a 9 year old kid growing up in the inner city of (South)Memphis, I WILL NEVER EVER forget the 1977 Portland Trailblazers championship team! Prior to this, i didnt care about sports on TV. Didnt watch college or pro basketball. The 1st NBA game i remember watching on TV was Boston-Philly series in the Eastern conf. semis that same yr(and i only saw games 1 and 7). Didnt watch any of the Western conf games in any round. I literally stumbled onto the first 3 games of the championship series. Would come home from playing outside(kids played outside back then) and the game(s) would be on. Thanks to Brent Musberger and our local newspaper TV guide, i finally started keeping up with the games and from game 4 until the end, i was locked and tuned in on the TV. Games 5 and 6, i put everything aside to watch those games, pregame until the end(there was no post game back then). After game 6, and to this day(i'm 49 now), i'm a "diehard" basketball fan. I started playing b'ball when i was 6 but it was 1977(age 9) when i started watching on TV thanks to the Blazers.
elwin38 what a story thank you for sharing Rip City forever
This made me tear up
Dan LeBatard did an interview with Walton a couple of years ago where not one single question was asked, yet the thing lasted 12 minutes. RIP Bill
We flew into Portland with Bill (see latest vlog) and went to this game. Super lucky to get to witness a cool slice of Trailblazer history and fandom.
Great to see the Schonely sitting at half court like the good old Post Game show back in the day.
Put that statue of the Schonz up!
Bill Walton and Bill Schonely are such amazing people. Wish I could have watched them live. The fact that this fan base got to party like it was 1977, yea... there's a reason they say that. 77' was just such an integral time. Incredible. GO BLAZERS!
Bill mentioned Herm Gilliam, he was very important to the team and stepped up in the laker series when nobody could make a basket. the rest of the team stepped up also with the starters to score and play defense.
we should have a statue for bill schonely !
Did Bill Schonely even get to ask a question? Haha
i wish walton would shut up; and let the schonze talk.