RIP Snapper.

[Jon]

https://www.blazersedge.com/2017/11...lazers-death-health-broadcasting-nbc-tnt-espn

Thats too bad. Very sad news. RIP Steve.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

RIP

 

[joeBlazers]

RIP ... always honest. Always truthful ...

 

[BlazerWookee]

Now can someone tell us why they call him Snapper?

 

[HailBlazers]

RIP.

Best Ever. .

 

[Hobbesarable]

That sucks. He's one of the reasons why I enjoyed watching Rip City Blazer games on tv during the late 80s and early 90s.

RIP Snapper.

 

[rotary111]

One of my favorites. Met Steve years ago. Really a nice person. He was brutally honest at times. I'm guessing that's why he didn't stick around. RIP.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Very sad. He was a great Duck

 

[trailblazer18]

That sucks. He's one of the reasons why I enjoyed watching Rip City Blazer games on tv during the late 80s and early 90s.

RIP Snapper.

I feel the same. His voice is part of my childhood.

 

[handiman]

Snapper and The Schonz, the two best in the game. Pick your order.

 

[ripcityboy]

RIP Snapper. Hope you're up in Heaven playing with some of your old ABA buddies.

 

[Five Second Violation]

Damn, RIP. He made my childhood Blazer games a lot more informative! Taught me a lot.

 

[Optimistic Bob]

75 years old and retired from the Blazers in '76

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Loved Snapper. RIP

 

[Darkwebs]

Oh man, this is so sad. I grew up listening to him on the Blazers and NBC broadcasts. What a great basketball analyst. Steve Jones was basically the first teacher I had for the game of basketball.

RIP.

 

[Paine Tablet]

Helped introduce me to Blazer basketball as a small boy and was as much part of my experience as the players. RIP Snapper.

 

[TBpup]

VERY good when he was helping to call games and that he did it opposite of Walton should automatically put him in the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame.

 

[THE HCP]

He will be missed...... Amazing guy! Always grumpy just like me!

 

[Chris Craig]

Damn not Snapper. One of the best commentators in the game. He made it a pleasure watching blazers games in the 90's. He will be missed. RIP Steve.

 

[rotary111]

I loved how when whoever he was working with would say something stupid, he wouldn't just agree like most. He would say it like it was or call them out etc. Again he was brutally honest. He was not a homer just to be a homer. Really made you see the game as it should be seen.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

RIP

 

[KingSpeed]

Sad. Fond memories.

 

[BBert]

"Player movement, ball movement."

Easily my favorite basketball color commentator ever.

RIP

 

[Mediocre Man]

He was great at what he did. He and Walton were brilliant together

 

[theprunetang]

He was great at what he did. He and Walton were brilliant together

They really were. Walton provide the crazy and Snapper reeled him in.

 

[jlprk]

No warning of health problems, so I'm shocked.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Snapper with Walton.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

RIP, Snapper. As big as the Blazers were in my childhood, Snapper was a big part of that.

 

[riverman]

lost a great one! RIP

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

I know it had been reported that he had been very ill for many years. Any word what he had?

Also, why was he called Snapper?