East Bank High School Basketball Coach Roy Williams with Star Player Jerry West at State Basketball Tournament Game
- Identifier:
- 050550
- Collection Number:
- A&M 3884
- Title:
- East Bank High School Basketball Coach Roy Williams with Star Player Jerry West at State Basketball Tournament Game
- Date:
- 1956
- Creator:
- Johnson, Kenneth
- Description:
- Williams, right, seems to be telling his star, Jerry West, left, not to worry after West fouled out of the game with 5:27 minutes left to play.West lead East Bank High School to secure its first ever state championship title as the team'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.
- Subjects:
- Basketball teams--West Virginia--East Bank , Basketball players.
- Personal Names:
- West, Jerry, 1938-
- Corporate Names:
- West Virginia University--Alumni and alumnae.
- Acquisition Source:
- West, Jerry
- Acquisition Method:
- Acquired
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView, Jerry West
