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Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.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.

85. Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050856
Title:
Coach Roy E. Williams and Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952-1960
Description:
Jerry West, right, shakes hands with Coach Williams, left.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.
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.

86. Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game

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.
Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champion, East Bank High School, as Susie Williams, age 8, cheers behind him.

87. Children Celebrate Homecoming of the State Basketball Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050926
Title:
Children Celebrate Homecoming of the State Basketball Champions, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
1956/03/25
Description:
Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champion, East Bank High School, as Susie Williams, age 8, cheers behind him.
Portrait of the East Bank High School Senior Senate

88. Jerry West and Senior Senate at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050927
Title:
Jerry West and Senior Senate at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Portrait of the East Bank High School Senior Senate
Jerry West sits with his son after he broke his thumb while playing with the Lakers. West's broken thumb prevented him from playing several games that year.

89. Jerry West and Son After He Broke His Right Thumb

IDNO:
050928
Title:
Jerry West and Son After He Broke His Right Thumb
Date:
ca. 1964
Description:
Jerry West sits with his son after he broke his thumb while playing with the Lakers. West's broken thumb prevented him from playing several games that year.
High School Senior Portrait of Jerry West. West graduated from East Bank High School in 1956 and after a large number of universities showed interest in him, West chose to attend West Virginia University.

90. Jerry West, East Bank High School Senior Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.

IDNO:
050929
Title:
Jerry West, East Bank High School Senior Portrait, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
High School Senior Portrait of Jerry West. West graduated from East Bank High School in 1956 and after a large number of universities showed interest in him, West chose to attend West Virginia University.
West was from Chelyan, West Virginia in Kanawha County. He was a graduate of East Bank High School and the older brother of basketball legend Jerry West. In 1951 during the Korean War, David was mortally wounded in action.

91. Portrait of David Lee West Wearing His U.S. Army Uniform

IDNO:
050953
Title:
Portrait of David Lee West Wearing His U.S. Army Uniform
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
West was from Chelyan, West Virginia in Kanawha County. He was a graduate of East Bank High School and the older brother of basketball legend Jerry West. In 1951 during the Korean War, David was mortally wounded in action.
David West, older brother of Jerry West was an outstanding student leader and athlete at East Bank High School.

92. East Bank High School Basketball Player David West, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051159
Title:
East Bank High School Basketball Player David West, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
1947
Description:
David West, older brother of Jerry West was an outstanding student leader and athlete at East Bank High School.
Sculpted by Jamie Lester, the statue was unveiled February 14, 2007 and stands outside the West Virginia University Coliseum.

93. Jerry West Statue, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
051180
Title:
Jerry West Statue, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 2007
Description:
Sculpted by Jamie Lester, the statue was unveiled February 14, 2007 and stands outside the West Virginia University Coliseum.
Jerry West is second row from the top and first on the left. No others are identified.

94. Class Portrait Chelyan Junior High, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051258
Title:
Class Portrait Chelyan Junior High, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
ca.1952
Description:
Jerry West is second row from the top and first on the left. No others are identified.
Chick Hearn called the play by play action during the Lakers broadcasts from 1965 until his death in 2002.

95. Jerry West and Lakers' Play by Play Announcer Chick Hearn

IDNO:
051259
Title:
Jerry West and Lakers' Play by Play Announcer Chick Hearn
Date:
ca. 1978
Description:
Chick Hearn called the play by play action during the Lakers broadcasts from 1965 until his death in 2002.
Jerry West presents the first annual Jerry West Scholarship to Kenneth Tawney of Spencer, W. Va. Tawney attended WVU, subsequently earning a law degree.

96. Awarding First Jerry West Scholarship

IDNO:
051260
Title:
Awarding First Jerry West Scholarship
Date:
1971
Description:
Jerry West presents the first annual Jerry West Scholarship to Kenneth Tawney of Spencer, W. Va. Tawney attended WVU, subsequently earning a law degree.