That's an amazing article written by his son. Dr. Jack was before my time, but just reading that and hearing the stories and listening to the interviews really gives an amazing view into the life of a truly great man.
I think it's funny how people write that he didn't live, eat and breate basketball. He was such an innovator, such a conductor, made so many in-game adjustments, was such a teacher, that of course he was obsessed with the sport. There's no other way he could have coached circles around others the way he did. He was a Mozart of the sideline.
I didn't follow the Blazers when he was the coach but I'm grateful he got us a championship nonetheless. Rest in Peace, doc. Let's win the title for him.
History major Bill Walton liked him for 2 reasons. 1) He dumped Lenny Wilkens' guard-orientation, 2) and...well, remember in college, how lean, energetic liberal arts professors ran around, able to discuss anything? Dwight Jaynes writes about the former literature professor: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10852164/jack-ramsay-portland-perfect-match
