Born to a Jewish family in New York City, Weinberg served in the US 6th Army Group as an infantryman during World War II.
[2] In 1970, Weinberg, Herman Sarkowsky, and Robert Schmertz paid $3.7 million to secure an NBA expansion team for Portland.
[3] Weinberg became president of the Trail Blazers in 1975, replacing Sarkowsky, who turned his attention to the NFL's fledgling Seattle Seahawks.
Nonetheless, although no Trail Blazers had ever worn #1 before it was retired for Weinberg, nine Trail Blazers have worn #1 since, including: Rod Strickland (1993-2001), Derek Anderson (2002–2005), Jarrett Jack (2006–2008), Ike Diogu (2009), Armon Johnson (2011–2012), Jared Jeffries (2013), Dorell Wright (2014–2015), Evan Turner (2017–2019) and Anfernee Simons (2020–present).
[6] After leaving his role as AIPAC president in 1982, Weinberg set himself the task of creating a Washington think tank to sculpt the ideas around Middle East policy.