I knew he was a Bremerton guy,one of the many Ken Wills-coached basketball players who found their way to Pac-8 schools during the era.I knew his daughter,Shawn,married Jack Sikma,the former SuperSonic great and NBA assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
I wish I had taken the time to get to know Strickland better.Now,it's too late.
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He leaves his loved ones with stories and memories to share for the rest of their lives.
On and off the basketball court or golf course,Strickland was a fascinating guy.Murphy recalled hitch-hiking to Twanoh State Park on the south shore of Hood Canal during their days as a high school students.Strickland graduated from West High in 1956,the year Bremerton split into East and West.He started three years at Oregon,where he was a 6-foot-5 guard/forward and MVP his senior year.He also played on the Ducks' golf team.
"That was one of his favorite things to do," Murphy said.We were good friends.We go out there swimming and what not
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Strickland also designed,among other things,the iconic Sonics logo,the one with the skyline outlined in a basketball.It wasn't the original logo,but his endured the longest — from 1975 to 1995 — and you still see it on clothing today.He also designed the original Sounders logo.
He loved the Oregon Ducks,said Brant Gibler,his Bremerton cousin who considered Denny the older brother he never had."He loved everything about them.He loved basketball,golf.Golf was his love and frustration.
He was a connoisseur of good food.He loved cooking,baking,pickling.
Strickland learned pickling from Gibler's mom,who was Strickland's aunt.
Strickland,his son Jack and Sikma carried the tradition on for the family.
His stepdad,the late Barney Kahn,used to have a photo of Strickland breaking a backboard while dunking the basketball at Oregon.It was featured in Sports Illustrated
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Strickland told Gibler a story about Oregon coach Steve Belko using special drills to improve Strickland's quickness.
After practice he'd make him play one of the faster guards one-on-one with his hands behind his back to get his feet faster," Gibler said.
He didn't invent the Nike swoosh,but he helped launch the company's first advertising campaigns while working for John Brown & Partners.
Half-brother Lance Kahn said Denny was a terrific golfer ...I've been told he could have gone into golfing as a pro,he was that good....And he was a terrific artist.He did the logo for us (Olympic View Beverages)
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Stickland was with Kraft-Smith,but John Brown hired him as a freelancer to be the art director for a Portland bank that he'd signed as a client.
He was among the most accomplished advertising directors and graphic artists of his era,an integral part of an agency that helped grow a brand name for a little-known shoe company in Beaverton,Ore.You might have heard of Nike.
Strickland was an art major at Oregon,and he didn't play basketball competitively after his college days,concentrating on golf and work.He taught at the Seattle Art Institute before joining the Kraft-Smith advertising agency.
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