Harry Glickman (born May 13, 1924, in Portland, Oregon) is a retired journalist, promoter, and sports executive. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers He was one of the founders of the Portland Trail Blazers, and was the team's president from 1987 to 1994. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.
Early career
Glickman grew up in Portland, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people [1] When a job offer at the Oregonian newspaper fell through, Glickman took to promoting sporting events. [1] In 1960, he was one of the founders of the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League, a now-defunct minor hockey league (and one of several leagues to bear that name). Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. This article refers to the minor pro Western Hockey League operating from 1952 to 1974 [1][2] The Buckaroos were one of the most successful franchises in minor league hockey history, winning three WHL championships, and playing in three others, during their 13 years in the Western Hockey League. (The WHL would fold in 1974, largely as a result of losing major market teams in Los Angeles and Vancouver to the National Hockey League and others, including Denver and Phoenix, to the World Hockey Association (which later merged with the NHL). The Buckaroos ultimately folded in 1975, after moving to a different league.
Portland Trail Blazers
In 1970, Glickman, working without any investor support, won an expansion franchise with the National Basketball Association, subject to coming up with $3. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 8 million in a matter of days. Glickman soon rounded up 3 wealthy real estate developers led by Herman Sarkowsky of Seattle, who then brought in Larry Weinberg of Los Angeles and Robert Schmertz of Boston. Later, Sarkowskly and Schmertz sold their shares to Weinberg, who was the teams majority owner until the club was sold to Paul Allen in 1988. Glickman oversaw all business and basketball operations as the General Manager of the franchise from its inception in 1970 until his retirement in 1987, and continues as the Blazers' president emeritus. After Paul Allen brought the club, Glickman's son, Marshall, was promoted to Senior Vice-President and was ultimately named president in 1994.
After his Blazer career, Glickman served his son Marshall's Portland Family Entertainment, a business venture which promotes baseball and soccer in Portland, and which managed a $38 million renovation of 30,000-seat Civic Stadium (now PGE Park) on behalf of the City of Portland.
In 1977, Glickman authored his autobiography Promoter Ain't a Dirty Word. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 for his contribution to sports in Oregon. The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes teams coaches and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon [3] He was cited as Portland, Oregon's Citizen of the Year in 1994.
Glickman is considered as the "father" of professional sports in Oregon.
References
- ^ a b c University of Oregon (1998-May-21). "UO Alumni Association to Honor Trail Blazers Founder, Olympic Runner". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News
- ^ Pillar Achievement Bios: Harry Glickman. International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Special Contributions to Sports. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2007-07-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and
- Glickman, Harry (1978). Promoter Ain't a Dirty Word. Timber Press. ISBN 0917304357.
| Preceded by Larry Weinberg |
Portland Trail Blazers President 1987–1994 |
Succeeded by Marshall Glickman |
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