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- IDNO:
- 050487
- Title:
- Mountaineer Jerry West Unstoppable Against Louisville in NCAA Tournament
- Date:
- 1959
- Description:
- West, left, flies past Louisville's John Turner during the 1959 NCAA Semi-Finals. The Mountaineers won this game 93-78, with 38 points scored by West alone.
- 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.
- IDNO:
- 050554
- Title:
- Jerry West Foils a Lay-Up by University of Kentucky's Adrian Smith, Lexington, Ky.
- Date:
- 1957
- Description:
- West, the "tallest player in basketball" at 6'3" keeps Smith from successfully making a shot. At this game, West Virginia University handed Kentucky their fifth home defeat in 15 years.Both West and Smith made the United States Olympic team two years later in 1960.
- IDNO:
- 050842
- Title:
- Jerry West Leaps to Block Pitt. Player's Shot, University of Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- West jumps to block Pitt's Dick Falenski as he attempts to shoot. The Mountaineers won this game at Pittsburgh, 76-66.