When the Cleveland Plain Dealer co-sponsored a contest in 1970 to name the city’s new NBA franchise, more than 11,000 entries were received. Among them, one from a 29-year-old Eastlake resident, Jerry Tomko, who wrote in his essay: ‘The name Cleveland Cavaliers represents a group of daring fearless men whose life’s pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds.’
Tomko, whose words ring truer than ever following the Cavaliers becoming the first team to win an NBA Finals after falling behind 3-1, was no doubt cheering the team last night from San Diego, where he is now retired.
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