Jerry West

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee basketball coach basketball executive basketball player human

Jerry West is an American basketball legend and Hall of Famer, renowned as a Los Angeles Lakers icon and the silhouette of the NBA logo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee →
basketball coach →
basketball executive →
basketball player →
human →
autobiography West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life →
careerAssists 6238 →
careerPoints 25192 →
careerRebounds 5366 →
collegeAttended West Virginia University →
collegeTeam West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1938-05-28 →
draftedBy Los Angeles Lakers →
surface form: "Minneapolis Lakers"
draftPickNumber 2 →
draftRound 1 →
draftYear 1960 →
familyName West →
fullName Jerome Alan West →
givenName Jérôme →
surface form: "Jerome"
HallOfFameInductionYear 1980 →
height 188 cm →
jerseyNumber 44 →
league National Basketball Association →
NBAAllDefensiveFirstTeamSelections 4 →
NBAAllNBAFirstTeamSelections 10 →
NBAAllStarSelections 14 →
NBAChampionshipsWonAsPlayer 1 →
NBAChampionshipTeamAsPlayer 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers →
NBAFinalsMVPs 1 →
NBAFinalsMVPYear 1969 →
NBALogoSilhouette true →
nickname Mr. Clutch →
The Logo →
OlympicGames 1960 Summer Olympics →
OlympicGoldMedalist true →
placeOfBirth Chelyan, West Virginia, United States →
playedFor Los Angeles Lakers →
Los Angeles Lakers →
surface form: "Minneapolis Lakers"
positionPlayed point guard →
shooting guard →
representedCountry United States of America →
role consultant for the Los Angeles Clippers →
executive board member for the Golden State Warriors →
executive for the Memphis Grizzlies →
general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers →
sport basketball →
spouse Karen West →
Martha Jane Kane →
teamJerseyRetiredBy Los Angeles Lakers →
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball →
wonOlympicGoldIn basketball →

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1969 NBA Finals → notablePlayer → Jerry West →
Los Angeles Lakers → notablePlayer → Jerry West →