Jerry West
Sports Cards, Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers era
Jerry West led West Virginia to the 1959 NCAA championship game, co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team and spent his entire 14-season playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nicknamed Mr. Clutch, he is also known as the Logo, because his silhouette is the basis of the NBA logo. He later ran basketball operations for the Lakers.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Point guard
- Career
- 1960–1974 (NBA)
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 2 overall, 1960 (Minneapolis Lakers)
Accolades
- Championships
- 1 (1972)
- League MVP
- Finals MVP
- 1 (1969)
- All-Star selections
- 14
- Hall of Fame
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1980
- All-NBA First Team
- 10
- All-Defensive First Team
- 4
- Scoring titles
- 1 (1970)
- Assists titles
- 1 (1972)
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