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- IDNO:
- 050496
- Title:
- Jerry West Coaching the Los Angeles Lakers
- Date:
- ca. 1976-1982
- Description:
- After fourteen years of playing of the team, West rejoined the Lakers as coach for three seasons between 1976 and 1982. He led the team to the playoffs each season.
- IDNO:
- 050843
- Title:
- East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1952-1956
- Description:
- Coach Roy Williams is in the back row. Jerry West is wearing jersey number 12 and is seated in the front row.
- IDNO:
- 050858
- Title:
- Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game
- Date:
- ca. 1953-1956
- Description:
- Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.