Jerry West
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican basketball player and executive (1938-2024)
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.
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West from The Monticola, 1959
West in 1961
The Forum was the home of the Lakers from 1967 until 1999.
West (right) in 1966, with Elgin Baylor (left) and Jerry Chambers (center)
West's No. 44 jersey (upper left) was retired in 1983 and hangs in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena.
Jerry West (with the ball) in 1971
West announcing his retirement from playing in 1974Teams 3
Awards 19
In their orbit 1
Connected to Jerry 6
Pat RileyAlso won NBA Executive of the Year Award
Joakim NoahAlso won NBA All-Defensive Team
John HavlicekAlso won Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Julius ErvingAlso won NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
Tracy McGradyAlso won All-NBA Team
Chauncey BillupsAlso won Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player AwardAbout this person
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.
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