(1932 – Apr. 20, 1995) For 20 years as sports director for KPTV Channel 12 in Portland, Jimmy Jones remained one of the most recognized figures in Oregon sports. The television voice of the Portland Trail Blazers for 13 years before taking a position with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1983, Jimmy covered virtually every major sporting activity in Oregon including sports involving both the University of Oregon and Oregon State, the Portland Buckaroos in hockey, the Portland Timbers in soccer, and professional football in the television play-by-play commentator for Prime Sports. Testimony to the respect shown to Jimmy by his broadcasting peers is the fact that, while in Oregon, they named him Oregon Sportscaster of the Year seven times.