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Blazer Great Maurice Lucas Hired
Joins Nate
McMillan’s
coaching staff
The Portland Trail Blazers an
nounced Monday that NBA great
and popular member of the team ’s
1977 Championship team. Maurice
Lucas, will join Trail Blazers Head
Coach Nate McMillan’s coaching
staff as assistant coach.
A five-tim e A ll-Star in the
ABA/NBA, Maurice helped lead
the Portland Trail Blazers to the
1977 W orld C ham pionship. He
served as the Vice President of
the NBA Players A ssociation for
eight years. A fter finishing his
playing career on the Trail B laz
ers roster during the 1987-88 sea
son, Lucas served the follow ing
season as an a ssista n t coach
under M ike Schuler and Rick
Adelman. He currently serves as
a member of the Board of the NBA
R e tire d P la y e rs A sso c ia tio n .
“M aurice Lucas was an estab
lished veteran in Seattle my rookie
season. I gained immediate re
spect for his ability to com m uni
cate and mentor young NBA play
ers,” said M cM illan. “From that
season w e’ve form ed a lifelong
friendship. I look forw ard to
watching him work with our young
team and sharing his expertise
with the post players.”
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Nate McMillan
Maurice Lucas (right) was
considered the NBA's
best all-around power
forward as a member of
the Portland Trail Blazers.
Since leaving the NBA, Maurice
has founded successful business
ventures including the Lucas In
vestment Properties, Travel Plan
ners Inc. and ML Sports, which
focuses on event planning and
management. Maurice is also a
founding m em berof UNICRU Inc.
as well as a founding memberof EID
Passport Inc. both companies are
headquartered in Beaverton, O r
egon.
“ It’s great opportunity to be
back on the bench again where I
feel I can share my experiences in
the NBA with the youthful person
nel that we have,” said Lucas. “It
will be great to work in the shadows
of Nate McMillan, who I have the
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utmost respect for as a coach. I’ve
been in this community for many
years and 1 have come to know
what this community wants and
expects. I look forward to sharing
that with this team.”
Maurice became personally in
volved w ith L egacy E m anuel
C h ild re n ’s H ospital w hen his
daughter. K ristin, was born there
w eighing only one-pound, six-
ounces. She received tw o months
o f vital care at the hospital’s N eo
natal Special Care U nit and is a
healthy, thriving teenager today.
Maurice lives in Portland with
wife Pamela and has two sons
Maurice 11, David and daughter
Kristin.
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Relay Team Prepares for Nationals
Rashawn Fair (from left) Hasell West. Janaree Porter and Kyree Richardson practice at the old
Adams/Whitaker track in northeast Portland for the Hershey Track and Field championships in
Hershey, Penn. The 400 Relay team from King Elementary School is leaving for the expensives-
paid event on Friday. They won the state championship June 19 in Bend. They are coached by
King PE teacher Mike Mantia.
Final Bell Tolls for Gold Medal Boxer
Of
D i V e R I IT y
is evident in BLM— in its
lands and resources, programs, and
workforce.
Muhammad AH, then Cassicus Clay (left) shares a few moments
o f down time during th e l9 6 0 Olympics with roommate Edward
'Eddie' Crook.
1960 Olympian
remembered
I960 Olympic Gold Medallist
Edward Crook Jr. died July 25 in
Montgomery. Ala. Eddie, as he was
affectionately referred to was the
Middle Weight Boxing Champion,
and part of the dynamic Olympic
Team with Muhammad Ali and
Wilbur “Skitter” McClure.
The culmination of a boxing ca
reer that began when he was grow
ing up in Detroit at the Career-
Brewster Center, eventually led to
his achieving the Golden Glove
Championship Award, and the win
ner of several military champion
ships. Following his Olympic ac
complishments. Eddie retired from
boxing and pursued a career with
the U.S. Army gaining several ath
letic achievements with the All
Army Football Team. He served as
quarterback on the championship
football team and was named The
Most Valuable Player of the 3erlin
Bears and the CISM Champion-
European.
Eddie demonstrated his leader
ship skills during his 30 years in the
military by being appointed Com
mand Sergeant Major and served
twotoursin Vietnam. Hisdedicated
service earned him the “Silver Star,"
Edward 'Eddie' Crook Jr.
two "Purple Hearts" and a “Bronze
Star”.
In 1961, Eddie was appointed as
the Goodwill Ambassador for the
United States and the continent of
Africa.
His love for the development of
young minds and willingness to
share his skills and knowledge, led
him to mentor many individuals
includingCoach Kenny Adams, the
first African A m erican Boxing
Coach for the Olympics.
The Eddie Crook Jr. Youth Lead
ership Development Foundation
will be established in his honor to
continue his legacy in inspiring
youth to reach their full potential.
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