Best of Byrd: BILL SCHONELY-CLIMBING THE GOLDEN LADDER AT AGE 86

The man that echoed the phrase…’RIP CITY!!’ turned 86 years of age today. Bill Schonely, or ‘The Schonz’ as he is known to his close friends is the original play by play voice of the Portland Trailblazers, and now a retired NBA Hall of Fame broadcaster.

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Hear the Schonz talk about how he got the Blazer job, and who is famous best friend from high school is from Norristown, Pennsylvania is.

 

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