Jerry West

Jerry West
	West at the White House in September 2019
Los Angeles Clippers
	Executive board member
Personal information
Born	May 28, 1938 (age 85); Chelyan, West Virginia
Nationality	American
High school	East Bank; (East Bank, West Virginia)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	West Virginia (1957–1960)
NBA Draft	1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
	Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Pro career	1960–1974
Coaching career	1976–1979
League	NBA
Career history
As player:
1960–1974	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
1976–1979	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
	As player: NBA champion (1972); NBA Finals MVP (1969); 14× NBA All-Star (1961–1974); NBA All-Star Game MVP (1972); 10× All-NBA First Team (1962–1967, 1970–1973); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1968, 1969); 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970–1973); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1969); NBA scoring champion (1970); NBA assists leader (1972); NBA 35th Anniversary Team; NBA 50th Anniversary Team; No. 44 retired by Los Angeles Lakers; NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1959); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1959, 1960); Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1958); 2× SoCon Player of the Year (1959, 1960); As executive: 8× NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2015, 2017); 2× NBA Executive of the Year (1995, 2004);
Career NBA statistics
Points	25,192 (27.0 ppg)
Rebounds	5,366 (5.8 rpg)
Assists	6,238 (6.7 apg)
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for USA
Olympic Games
Pan American Games

Jerry West (born May 28, 1938) is a former American basketball player. He is thought to be one of the best guards who ever played in the NBA. He played from 1960 to 1974, all with the Los Angeles Lakers. He wore number 44, which was retired by the Lakers. He had scored the most points in a Laker jersey before Kobe Bryant ended his record in 2010. He is the model for the NBA logo. After playing, he was a coach and general manager for the Lakers. He was also the general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies and organized golf tournaments. He was originally from West Virginia. His most famous nicknames are "The Logo", "Mr. Clutch", "Zeke from Cabin Creek" and "The Rover".

Jerry West Media

West from The Monticola, 1959
Jerry West (with the ball) in 1971
The Forum was the home of the Lakers from 1967 until 1999.
West's No. 44 jersey (upper left) was retired in 1983 and hangs in the rafters of the Crypto.com Arena.
Professional basketball player Jerry West
West receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2019
West interviewed on ESPN Los Angeles