Portland Trail Blazers founder Harry Glickman dead at 96

By Associated Press

Jun 12, 2020 12:10 am

PORTLAND, Oregon: Harry Glickman, the founder of the Portland Trail Blazers and general manager of the franchise's only NBA title-winning team in 1977, died on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). He was 96.

The team announced Glickman's death; no cause was given. In their tweet, the Trail Blazers described Glickman as: ''The father of professional sports in Oregon, a true Trail Blazer.''

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