The original Trail Blazer is gone

I’m guessing Harry Glickman stood 5-10, but he was a giant of a man.

Blazer fans recognize him as the gravel-voiced, warm-hearted executive who paved the way toward Portland getting its only franchise in the big four major sports leagues.

Glickman, who died Wednesday at age 96, was the patriarch of the Trail Blazers. But he was much more than that.