Coming out of high school in 1956, East Bank senior Jerry West may not have been WVU's main recruit. The Mountaineers were ...

Jerry West left West Virginia decades ago ... with a makeshift hoop wired onto the side of a bridge, chasing missed shots down a hill — to one where he became basketball royalty, blessed ...

Jerry West left West Virginia decades ago ... with a makeshift hoop wired onto the side of a bridge, chasing missed shots down a hill — to one where he became basketball royalty, blessed ...

Before Jerry ... West ranks atop the Mountaineers' all-time scoring list with 2,309 points in just three seasons of varsity action, and his sophomore season still marks the only time when West ...

Jerry hated to lose so much that you could see it transform him. Jerry and I were friends, but our rivalry was intense." West's most famous clutch shot is ... West at West Virginia University ...

FILE - West Virginia University basketball star Jerry West takes a practice shot in 1959. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player ...

Growing up poor in West Virginia ... missing easy shots that he had made all his life. He turned to passing, and finally — finally! — the Lakers prevailed. Jerry West was an N.B.A. champion.

Lakers legend Jerry West ... leading a West Virginia comeback from a 13-point deficit while playing with four fouls — and losing 71-70 on an awkward put-back shot by Cal’s Darrall Imhoff ...

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