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West's jersey number 44 was officially retired prior to the Mountaineers' basketball game against LSU.

1. Jerry West's Jersey Number is Retired by West Virginia University at the Coliseum, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050494
Title:
Jerry West's Jersey Number is Retired by West Virginia University at the Coliseum, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
2005/11/26
Description:
West's jersey number 44 was officially retired prior to the Mountaineers' basketball game against LSU.
East Bank High School basketball coach Roy E. Williams, right, shakes the hand of Jerry West, left, in the dressing room after beating Mullens High School in Morgantown and winning the state championship title.West was East Bank's 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.

2. Coach Williams Congratulates Jerry West after State Championship Victory, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050549
Title:
Coach Williams Congratulates Jerry West after State Championship Victory, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1956
Description:
East Bank High School basketball coach Roy E. Williams, right, shakes the hand of Jerry West, left, in the dressing room after beating Mullens High School in Morgantown and winning the state championship title.West was East Bank's 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, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.

3. Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
050561
Title:
Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
West, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.