Seven Years To Glory - A Tribute to the Portland Trail Blazers

This is an original film commemorating the journey from the team's inaugural season in 1970 to the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers NBA Championship.
Narrated by famed Blazer announcer Bill Schonely, directed by George Wasch, script by Rod Barrows, and produced by Zed Merrill.
This video is posted in memory of the late Dr. Jack Ramsay.

[@valueinyou9931]

Are you kidding me??? As a kid living in Portland's West Slope, my Dad actually used to rent this film from the old Multnomah County Library and have a reel to reel movie night. What memories...I will never forget going on to the mailbox the next morning to retrieve the thick Oregonian newspaper with the front page headline that screamed, "Blazers Win!" Damn. Thanks sm for this...truly sublime.

[@tedberitich2491]

The 1977 Portland Trail Blazers- my first championship team I remembered watching on TV as a almost 6 year old kid growing up in nearby Tacoma, Washington. Also , loved who sang Seven Years To Glory. Great video clip of a great basketball team! Go Blazers!!!

[@charaladimi3787]

great to watch from a 76ers fan

[@1990758]

Exactly coming from a 76ers fan they beat us fair and square no excuses

[@philippesauvie639]

@@1990758 The Sixers were a fun group to watch and I remember early on in the season or maybe even preseason the Blazers beat the Sixers by something like 50 points and the Portland fans could see for the first time in the history of the franchise they had a really cohesive team with a T.

[@1990758]

@@philippesauvie639 I don’t think it was 50 lol

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

It doesn't get any more late 70s than this music...SEVEN YEARS TO GLO-RAAAAAAY!!!!

[@pcorf]

12:39 Bill Walton's dunk over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

[@alanhumphrey6613]

Thank you so much for this upload..been trying to find this for years.

[@williamfreimark4181]

Thank you for uploading. I have been looking for this for seven years.

[@inallairness]

Big fan, William?

[@jakelang806]

What a time

[@inallairness]

Great upload. Thank you.

[@robertj5881]

Wow! I was in fourth grade and going to Capitol Hill in SW Portland! Loved this team!

[@elwin38]

I was in the third grade living in Memphis....i will never forget this. This was my 1st NBA finals i remember watching.

[@filminginportland1654]

Robert J you don’t love ‘em anymore?? :(

[@GetBenched2010]

Dr. Jack Ramsey!

[@oshinboii555]

Just gotta feeling Blazers gonna do that this year

[@filminginportland1654]

Oshin Boii That’s what I’m saying! Many similarities.

[@1990758]

Wake up wake up it's not going to happen

[@Patrick-tx9rh]

The Pacific Northwest “hotbed” of the NBA, 1977 Portland, 1979 Seattle.

[@valueinyou9931]

As a Portland guy, Patrick those Sonics were freakish. Had it all, incredible shooters, supremely talented big man, and powerful team defense. And they could all pass

[@delvindelvintumbling8452]

Blazer mania

[@jasonnstegall]

Ooooooooh…TRAIL BLAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRS!!!

[@franknberry6397]

Enjoy it. That's the last one (Championship) you're ever gonna get.

[@jakelang806]

Yeah right

[@filminginportland1654]

franknberry 63 BOOOOO!! Unless we dissolve next season, I doubt this.

[@1990758]

Let's be honest I said the same thing they probably won't win another championship in the next 15 years

[@lloydkline1518]

Bill waltin too old to make as a basketball player too old as a coach too ; laugh laugh

[@2refinish]

One more than you'll ever have, brother.