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In the front row, from left to right, is Elgin Baylor, George Mikan, Coach Alex Hannum, Lou Hudson, and Dolph Schayes.In the back row, from left to right, is David Bing, Jerry West, Hal Greer, Rick Barry, Connie Hawkins, Earl Monroe, Bob Pettit and Johnny 'Red' Kerr.

73. Jerry West's Team at the NBA 'Old-Timers' Game

Portrait of the basketball star Jerry West, who played for West Virginia University from 1956-1960 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974. In 1960, West played on the United States Olympic basketball team.

74. Portrait of Jerry West

West, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.

75. Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.

Dinardi and Jerry West, who is kneeling beside her on her right, pose with a group of former West Virginia University basketball players.Dinardi was Jerry West's landlord when he lived on Beechurst Avenue during his college basketball years at WVU. West described her as his "mom away from home."Dinardi passed away at the age of 97 in 2003.

76. Ann Dinardi's 90th Birthday Celebration, Morgantown, W. Va.

Erlinda Dinardi, sister of Ann Dinardi, and basketball star West are pictured in the Dinardi sisters' kitchen reading a newspaper.West described Ann Dinardi as his "mom away from home." She had a special relationship with many of the basketball players because she lived steps away from the Old Field House.  Her home was on Beechurst Avenue.

77. Erlinda Dinardi and Jerry West in Dinardi Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

A poster features Jerry West as a part of the XVIIth Olympiad in Rome in 1960. West played on the U.S. men's Olympic Basketball Team which won every game.  West won the gold medal

78. Greatest Olympians Poster Featuring Jerry West

Jerry West swept past Bev Vaughan (25) of William and Mary and scored a total of 38 points against William and Mary. WVU won 85-82 in the semi-finals of the 1959 Southern Conference Tournament.

79. Jerry West Drives Through William & Mary Defense, Morgantown, W. Va.

West dribbles the basketball across the court likely at Stansburry Hall

80. Jerry West at WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.

Jerry West and an opponent from GWU both jump toward the basket

81. Jerry West Jumps to Score Against George Washington University, Morgantown, W. Va.

West and opponent chase after the ball as it rolls out of bounds during a game

82. Jerry West and Opponent, Morgantown, W. Va.

West shoots the ball while opponents attempt to block him during a home WVU game

83. Jerry West Shoots Basketball During Game as Crowd Watches at Stansbury Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

84. Jerry West During a Basketball Game at Stansburry Hall, WVU, Morgantown, W. Va.