Search Results
- IDNO:
- 050834
- Title:
- Jerry West Mid-Action During a Basketball Game at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1960
- Description:
- Jerry West appears to be preparing to either make a basket or pass the ball to a teammate in this image.
- IDNO:
- 050835
- Title:
- Jerry West Passing the Ball During a Basketball Game at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1958-1960
- Description:
- Jerry West played basketball for WVU from 1956-1960 during which time he had a number of achievements in the sport with the team. He later played for the LA Lakers in the NBA before becoming a coach and manager.
- IDNO:
- 050836
- Title:
- Jerry West, West Virginia University
- Date:
- ca. 1958-1960
- Description:
- Jerry West played basketball for WVU from 1956-1960 during which time he had a number of achievements in the sport with the team. He later played for the LA Lakers in the NBA before becoming a coach and manager.
- IDNO:
- 050837
- Title:
- Jerry West, West Virginia University
- Date:
- ca. 1958-1960
- Description:
- Jerry West played basketball for WVU from 1956-1960 during which time he had a number of achievements in the sport with the team. He later played for the LA Lakers in the NBA before becoming a coach and manager.
- IDNO:
- 050838
- Title:
- Jerry West Blocks George Washington University Opponent, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1958
- Description:
- West jumps to block GW's George Marshall and his layup shot during this 1958 game. WVU won 93 to 66.
- IDNO:
- 050839
- Title:
- WVU Basketball Players, Bob Smith and Jerry West
- Date:
- ca. 1957-1959
- Description:
- WVU had one of the most elite college teams in the country during the West - Smith Era
- IDNO:
- 050840
- Title:
- Jerry West Jumps to Make a Field Goal Against Canisius College, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1958
- Description:
- West scores against Canisius's Greg Britz with a back-handed field goal. WVU won the pictured game, 86 - 66.
- IDNO:
- 050841
- Title:
- Jerry West Scores Against The Citadel, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1958-1960
- Description:
- West scores a rebound in a Southern Conference tournament against The Citadel. WVU won this game 85-66.
- 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.
- 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:
- 050844
- Title:
- Jerry West on the East Bank High School Basketball Team, Kanawha County, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1952-1956
- Description:
- West shoots a layup in front of a large auditorium of spectators. West was named All-State from 1953 to 1956 in high school. He led East Bank High School to the state championship in 1956.
- IDNO:
- 050846
- Title:
- Jerry West's High School Basketball Team Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1956
- Description:
- Jerry West attended East Bank High School before moving on to West Virginia University, where he continued his basketball career.West led his team to its first ever state championship title as the 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. West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938 and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.
