Bill Schonely (b. June 1, 1929 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) was the first play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He began in the team's inaugural season in 1970. Schonely coined phrases that became synonymous with the Blazermania phenomenon in Oregon, including "Rip City", "Bingo Bango Bongo", "Climb the golden ladder", "Lickety brindle up the middle", … Wikipedia
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