# Jerry West

> Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His nicknames included "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Lakers and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia.

*American basketball player and executive (1938-2024)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Basketball Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646))
- **Category:** Basketball Players
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1938-05-28
- **Died:** 2024-06-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 61.0
- **Momentum:** 1.3

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992320/ (@nm0992320)

## Timeline
- **2024** - Died
- **2019** - Presidential Medal of Freedom
- **1995** - NBA Executive of the Year Award
- **1972** - NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- **1970** - NBA All-Defensive Team
- **1969** - Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- **1962** - All-NBA Team
- **1960** - West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
- **1960** - Los Angeles Lakers
- **1957** - West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
- **1938** - Born

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