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| Born | June 1, 1929 Norristown, Pennsylvania |
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| Nationality | USA |
Bill Schonely (b. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the June 1, 1929 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) was the first play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. He began in the team's inaugural season in 1970. The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. Schonely coined phrases that became synonymous with the Blazermania phenomenon in Oregon, including "Rip City", "Bingo Bango Bongo", "Climb the golden ladder", "Lickety brindle up the middle", and "You've got to make your free throws. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. " His specialty was giving listeners a visual of where the players were on the court, ex. "Moving left to right on your radio dial", "through the cyclops at mid court", and "ocean to ocean".
Schonely called the play-by-play on 2,522 Blazers radio and television broadcasts, from Portland’s very first preseason outing (September 24, 1970) to the team's appearance in the 1998 NBA Playoffs (April 30, 1998). Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. Before coming to Portland in 1970, he was an announcer for the MLB Seattle Pilots (1969-70) and the voice of the old Western Hockey League's Seattle Totems (1958-1969. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League See also Seattle Totems (NPHL The Seattle Totems were a professional Ice hockey franchise in Seattle Washington. ) He also was the radio announcer for the Portland Beavers AAA baseball team in the early '00s. The Portland Beavers are a Minor league baseball team representing Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Coast League (PCL
Schonely can currently be found in television advertisements for Standard TV and Appliance and on current Blazers' games on KGW in the pregame show segment Blazers Memorable Moments, as well as public appearances throughout the Portland metro area. KGW is an NBC affiliate serving the Portland Oregon area The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 8 and its digital signal on UHF channel
Schonely was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 for Broadcasting. The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes teams coaches and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon
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