[4] After graduating from NYU with a degree in business, Ramsey entered the 1959 NBA draft where the St. Louis Hawks selected him with the 13th overall pick.

[4] After his NBA career, Ramsey played for the Williamsport Billies in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) from 1959 to 1964.

[5] After his playing days ended, Ramsey charged that a quota system in basketball limited the number of black players in the league at that time.

[4] Fellow broadcaster Marv Albert agreed, saying “If you didn’t start as a black player, you wouldn’t be with the team.”[6] Out of basketball, Ramsey became a teacher for several years.

He called the Knicks win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1973 NBA Finals and, over his tenure, worked with Dick Stockton for one season, and Marv Albert, who joined the television crew in 1979.

[6] In 1982, the Knicks retired Ramsey from the broadcast booth and replaced him with former NBA player Butch Beard.