Portland Public Works Department crew cleans snow from Southwest 12th
Ave. between Main and Jefferson St.

Retired NBA player Brian Wade Grant played the power forward 
and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons. One of
those teams, the Portland Trail Blazers (1997- 2000).

Grant was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in November of 
2008 and soon started The Brian Grant Foundation that partners
with other foundations, such as the Michael J. Fox Foundation
for Parkinson’s Research and the Muhammad Ali Parkinson
Center, to support and fund research dedicated to finding a
cure for Parkinson’s Disease.

The Kit-Cat clock was born in Portland, Oregon in the 1930s, during
the Great Depression. While it’s had some minor modifications over
the years, it’s pretty much the same clock today. 

Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight was born in Portland, Oregon.

Knight is a Multibillionaire and co-founder and chairman of Nike shoe
company. He once worked in the sports department of the Oregonian
newspaper, tabulating sports scores. His father, William W. Knight,
owned the papers competitor the Oregon Journal at the time. 

Nike World Headquarters located in Beaverton, Oregon

Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerome Kersey, the small forward who
played his first 11 NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers
and helped the San Antonio Spurs win the 1999 title, has died.

The Trail Blazers confirmed Wednesday night that Kersey had
died suddenly after collapsing outside the team office on the
way to his car.