Portrait of Jerry West in His East Bank High School Basketball Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:

050545

Collection Number:

A&M 3884

Title:

Portrait of Jerry West in His East Bank High School Basketball Uniform, East Bank, W. Va.

Date:

ca. 1952-1956

Description:

West played 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.He would go on to play for West Virginia University from 1956-1960, and then for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-1974.

Subjects:

Basketball players.

Personal Names:

West, Jerry, 1938-

Corporate Names:

West Virginia University--Alumni and alumnae.

Geographic:

Kanawha County (W. Va.), East Bank (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

West, Jerry

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

Jerry West, West Virginia History OnView