Name: Chuck Charnquist
Position: Historian/archivist
Age: 77
Years with team: 40
Resides: Beaverton, Ore.
Job description: “From 1970-92, I worked part time as (the Blazers’) head statistician. I did that on the side. … Now, I’m called ‘historian and archivist,’ because they can’t figure anything else out (to call me). And, really, having a title helps me in organizing.”
How it started: “I was a sports information director at Portland State, Lewis & Clark and then Linfield for about 25 years. I wrote sports and was on the sports staff at The Oregonian. … In 1991-92, I semi-retired from college work, and (the Blazers) needed somebody to put their media guide out. And I was still doing stats for them. So, I did stats, I did their media guide. And the next year, I did their game notes.”
Main job: “One of the real challenges I’ve got now is taking about 150,000 images that are in transparencies, and sorting them out, and knowing what to save and what to get into a digital format. (With) the 40th anniversary, there’s a lot of opportunity to connect points, both visually and story-wise. … That’s been a lot of fun.”
Game days: “I manage the press room. Make sure everything that goes on in there is on schedule, and people get their needs met.”
