Rolland Todd

Rolland Douglas Todd[1] (born April 26, 1934) is a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association, and a former player in the American Basketball League, who also coached basketball at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first coach of the then-expansion Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to a 29–53 record in its inaugural season (best of the three expansion clubs who entered the NBA that year); though was let go the next season when the team failed to improve. According to Sports Illustrated his nickname while coaching the Blazers was "Mod Todd".

Todd grew up in Strathmore, California, the oldest of four children. He attended Fresno State College where he “was a star 6-4 guard at Fresno State in the mid-1950s, leading the Bulldogs to a 19-8 record and the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship as a senior in 1957-58.” His roommate and teammate for three years was Jerry Tarkanian. He attended graduate school at the University of Washington.[2]

References
  1. "Rolland Douglas Todd was born on April 26, 1934 in Tulare County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. Eggers, Kenny (May 11, 2017). "TRAIL BLAZERS' ROLLAND TODD: FIRST COACH, LASTING MEMORIES". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2019.


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