What a good guy he was........ Came and spoke to my sons football team this past November at their end of year banquet. I think my son was the only one who knew who he was, but his message really hit home with these kids. Jerome will be missed.......always a smile on his face. R.I.P.........FAMS.
Awesome dude. Met him at the 25th anniversary celebration of the championship team. Sat court side, played the Lakers in a triple overtime game that we won. Met Walton and Lucas, then Jerome happen to be sitting behind us in the stands. Was very nice to my brother and I, was giving us high fives during the game, very engaged with us. As a 16 year old kid, getting to watch that game with one of my Blazer heroes was pretty flipping special.
Fuck. Just woke up to this. Electrifying, inspirational player on the court. Class act and pure warmth off of it.
Well said: “Today we lost an incredible person and one of the most beloved players to ever wear a Trail Blazers uniform,” said Trail Blazers Owner Paul Allen in a statement released by the team. “My thoughts and condolences are with the Kersey family. He will be missed by all of us. It's a terrible loss.” Read more: http://www.kptv.com/story/28144653/former-trail-blazers-great-jerome-kersey-dies-at-52#ixzz3SCc3cC2m
I'm sure they'll come up with a JK25 patch for the rest of the season, but as another tribute, we should wear the old italicized Blazers jerseys for Sunday's home game. Huge loss, not only for the city of Portland, but for the NBA.
Although I'm not saying he has to, I think it would be great if Steve Blake gave up his # for the rest of the year. Kind of unofficially "retire" the #, so to speak.
I definitely think they should wear retro style uniforms, just not short shorts. Maybe the warmups could all say "Kersey" on it.
I'm still crushed by this. Easily one of the all time great Trail Blazers players and human beings. Not fair at all. I feel so bad for his family.
A tiny article in the sports roundup of the San Francisco Chronicle. I might easily have missed it. I am in shock. Jerome was my favorite player on those early 90s teams. Not the best, but the most intense. I went to the 1990 Rip City rally hours early to get up front, Jerome was on stage only a few feet away, we made eye contact and he gave me his huge great smile, threw me a pompom. I wore a No Mercy Kersey T-shirt to rags. Two fifths of our starting lineup gone so early. Oh man.
I met Jerome several times before I ACTUALLY REFEREED him in a city league game.... I'll admit I was a bit star struck... He was a class act and I will never forget what he did for my team and my community. He was an amazing human....
