John Travilla Ramsay (February 21, 1925 – April 28, 2014) was an American basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack" (as he held an earned doctorate). He was best known for leading the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat, and for ESPN TV and ESPN Radio. Ramsay was among the most respected coaches in NBA history and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2009–10 NBA season. More about Jack Ramsay
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Growing up in Milford, Connecticut, Ramsay was encouraged to participate in sports in grade school by his parents, Anne and John. The family moved outside Philadelphia and Ramsay graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1942. Years after playing basketball, baseball and soccer in high school, he was inducted into the school's Wall of Fame in 1979. Strongly encouraged by his mother to attend college, Ramsay entered Saint Joseph's College. Ramsay's college career was interrupted by three years of service in the US Navy during World War II. Ramsay played both basketball and baseball at St. Joseph's. In his senior year, Ramsay was coached in baseball by Pep Young, a teammate of professional baseball star Ty Cobb. In 1949, Ramsay became the first member of his family to receive a college bachelor's degree. In 1962, Ramsay obtained his master's degree and in 1963 his doctorate degree in education, both from the University of Pennsylvania in PhiladelphiaIn total, we tracked 194 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jack Ramsay (Jack Ramsay Signed VTG Wilson NBA Basketball Portland Trailblazers RARE) was sold in August 2020 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (Jack Ramsay Signed 4x6 Index Card) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2008. The month with the most items sold (12) was April 2014 with an average selling price of $15.00 for an autographed item of Jack Ramsay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2010 with $99.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was October 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jack Ramsay is worth $10.40.
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1991-92 SkyBox #361 Indiana Pacers Logo Jack Ramsay Autographed Signed Auto | $15.00 | ||
2012 LEAF JACK RAMSAY SIGNATURE CUT EDITION BASKETBALL COACH AUTO HOF CARD SP | $10.00 | ||
2017 LEAF SPORTS ICON JACK RAMSAY SIGNATURE CUT BASKETBALL COACH AUTO HOF SP | $17.99 | ||
DR. JACK ON WINNING BASKETBALL SIGNED 1st EDITION DR. JACK RAMSAY HARDCOVER BOOK | $79.99 | ||
Dr. Jack's Leadership Lessons Learned from Basketball by Jack Ramsay, Signed HC | $24.95 | ||
JACK RAMSAY AUTO /50 2007-08 UD UPPER DECK CHRONOLOGY DEDICATIONS AUTOGRAPH PSA | $31.00 | ||
Jack Ramsay Autographed Signed 1994 Action Packed Hall of Fame Basketball 15 HOF | $5.03 | ||
JACK RAMSAY dec. 2014 signed auto autograph 1993 Action Packed HOF Trailblazers | $11.99 | ||
Jack Ramsay Leaf Hall Of Fame Basketball 2021 Cut Signature Autograph Auto | $22.00 | ||
Jack Ramsay Signed Auto 1994 Action Packed Hall of Fame Basketball HOF | $5.78 |
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Saint Joseph's to honor the memory of Jack Ramsay (10/27/14): The St. Joe’s Hawks will be wearing a “JR” patch over their hearts to honor the memory of coaching legend Jack Ramsay.
North Ramsay Way dedicated in honor of Dr. Jack Ramsay (10/17/14): Congratulations! Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Don't have an account?
North Ramsay Way, street honoring the late Jack Ramsay, becomes a reality: Portl (09/03/14): When the Portland Trail Blazers' 2014-15 season begins next month, thousands of fans will cross a small street recently renamed to honor one of the NBA's biggest coaching legends.
The Late, Great ‘Dr. Jack’ Ramsay Honored At St. Joe’s (08/14/14): Over 600 people gathered to honor Jack Ramsay on Wednesday night at St. Joseph's University.
City council honors Dr. Jack Ramsay with new street name (05/2014): A street in the Rose Quarter will soon honor a Rip City legend with new street sign caps reading "North Ramsay Way."
Jack Ramsay: coach, teacher, mentor (04/2014): Hall of Fame coach Jack Ramsay, who helped mold players and coaches at Saint Joseph's and in the NBA, died at age 89.