The Portland Buckaroos were the first tenant of the Memorial Coliseum beginning with their inaugural season in the Western Hockey League in 1960-61, which ended with a league title. Brought to Portland from New Westminster, Canada, through the efforts of sports marketer Harry Glickman, the team featured many players from the New Westminster Royals, including..Read More

Two years after having won the program’s first national title, the Ducks won their second with a dominating performance, nearly doubling second-place San Jose State in points, 70-40. And, as in 1962, they did it at Hayward Field. Harry Jerome was among the holdovers from the ‘62 champions, winning the 100-yard final, and finishing third..Read More

Just 11 years after a softball championship tournament had been established, a team of Portland-area fast-pitch softball all-stars made headlines for Oregon’s women by winning the championship game. Sponsored by Erv Lind and Seley Pomeroy Florists, the team won all five of its tournament games by shutout and beat the Arizona Ramblers in the final..Read More

Of all the state’s glorious teams and sporting moments, none captures more emotion than the Portland Trail Blazers’ run to the 1977 NBA title. Born in 1970, primarily through the efforts of promoter and executive Harry Glickman, the Blazers were a moribund franchise through their first six years, playing in the depths of the league..Read More