Jerry West, West Virginia and NBA Legend, Dies at 86 – Pittsburgh: In Focus

West Virginia basketball player Jerry West poses at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 26, 1960. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and manager and whose silhouette is considered the foundation of the NBA logo, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Jerry West (4) pretends that Holy Cross guard John Shea is out of position under West Virginia’s basket in the first half of the Feb. 8, 1959, game in Morgantown. Number 32 is West Virginia forward Willie Akers. Holy Cross lost to the Mountianeers 96 to 90. (AP Photo/Walter Stein)

West Virginia forward Jerry West (44) is fouled by Holy Cross Ralph Brandt (behind him) while attempting a layup shot in the first half of today’s game, February 7, 1959 in Morgantown, W. VA. Others are Holy Cross players (12) George Blaney and George Imwalle. West Virginia defeated Holy Cross 96 to 90. (AP Photo)

Jerry West (44) of West Virgina University takes a jump shot against George Washington University during a Southern Conference game in Washington on March 1, 1958. Others pictured include Lloyd Sharrar (31) of West Virginia and Gene Guarilia (54) from George Washington University and Howard McDonald (50). West went on to an NBA Hall of Fame career. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) (L) and National Basket Ball Hall of Fame member Jerry West visit the Oval Office after US President Donald Trump awarded West the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House on September 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. West played for the Los Angeles Lakers for fourteen years, coached the team for three years and guided them to six national championships. He was also a member of the 1960 Olympic gold medal team. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

All-America Jerry West of the undefeated West Virginia basketball team is fitted with a plexiglass nose guard by athletic trainer AL Gwynne on December 26, 1959. His nose was broken the week before by a Kentucky player during the Kentucky Invitational Tournament won by the Mountaineers. The Mountaineer star will wear the mask for the first time in the Los Angeles Classic. (AP photo)

West Virginia University All-American Jerry West is shown at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown on February 20, 1960. West broke his nose twice this season: once at the Kentucky Invitational Tourney on Dec. 19 and the last time against George Washington on Feb. 17. He also broke his nose playing high school ball. The nurse is Mrs. Lois Bonnessen. (AP photo)

Jerry West, left, of West Virginia and Lenny Wilkens of Providence, members of the East team, hold the trophy after being named Most Valuable Players of the East-West All-Star basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, March 26, 1960. The East won 67-66. Wilkens scored the winning basket with seconds left in the game. West was top scorer with 23 points, five more than Wilkens. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

In this May 29, 2008 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers basketball great Jerry West’s Kobe Bryant gives a shoulder massage after the Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals in Los Angeles. When asked about the latest honor in a long line of honors and awards since West hung up his sneakers in 1974, the longtime guard and Los Angeles Lakers general manager seemed to anticipate his trip to Kansas City to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame with something between cautious excitement and outright fear. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

Olympic gold medal basketball co-captains LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Carmelo Anthony are honored before the Cavaliers play the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game on Thursday, February 18, 2010 in Cleveland. West and Robertson were co-captains of the 1960 Olympic gold medal basketball team. James and Anthony were the co-captains of the 2008 United States Olympic gold medal basketball team. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

In the August 13, 2010 file photo, Basketball Hall of Fame member Jerry West, representing the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, speaks during the enshrinement press conference at the Hall of Fame Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Golden State Warriors hired West on Friday, May 20, 2011, to serve in an advisory role with the front office team and to serve on the board of directors. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Basketball Hall of Fame inductees, members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team, applaud as Jerry West, second from right, and Oscar Robertson, left, shake hands during the inauguration ceremonies in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Jerry West, center, sits between Golden State Warriors owners Joe Lacob, left, and Peter Guber, right, after being introduced as a new member of the basketball club’s board of directors, during a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 24, 2011 . West, 72, will assist the Warriors’ ownership group and represent the organization in a wide range of team-related functions in his role at the club. The position covers several areas and responsibilities ranging from basketball operations to business, sponsorship and marketing activities. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Jerry West, member of the Golden State Warriors basketball team’s Board of Directors, left, is recognized by President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, right, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Thursday February 4. , 2016, where the president honored the 2015 NBA champion Golden State Warriors basketball team. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jerry West, left, speaks as Shaquille O’Neal listens to the unveiling of a statue of O’Neal in front of the Staples Center, Friday, March 24, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angelers Lakers guard Jerry West is about to score against San Francisco Warriors Ron Williams during a game in Los Angeles, California, on March 11, 1970. (AP Photo)

Larry Siegfried, Boston Celtics, falls and Jerry West (44), Los Angeles Lakers, picks up the loose ball in the first period of their fifth game of their best-of-seven National Basketball Association game in Boston, April 30, 1968. ( AP Photo/AEM)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West poses in 1969. (AP Photo)

Jerry West (44) of the Los Angeles Lakers jumps in front of Jack Marin of the Baltimore Bullets to take possession of the ball during their NBA game at the Los Angeles Forum, November 24, 1969. (AP Photo)

Los Angeles Lakers’ Jerry West, 14, is fouled while trying to get around Houston Rockets’ John Vallely after teammate Wilt Chamberlain set the screen in play at the Forum in Inglewood, California, in this Dec. 27, 1971 file photo. The Lakers recorded their 28th straight win, defeating the Rockets 137-115. (AP photo, file)

In this January 28, 1977 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers coach Jerry West sits on the Lakers’ bench in Los Angeles. When asked about the latest honor in a long line of honors and awards since West hung up his sneakers in 1974, the longtime guard and Los Angeles Lakers general manager seemed to anticipate his trip to Kansas City to be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame with something between cautious excitement and outright fear. (AP photo/file)

Michigan State’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson, left, is introduced to the press at a news conference called by Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West on Wednesday, May 16, 1979, in Los Angeles, to announce that he and the club have reached an agreement. The Lakers will take Johnson first in the NBA draft, but a contract will not be signed until after the formal pick in the June 25 draft. With Johnson is Laker coach Jerry West. (AP photo/B)

NBA Hall of Famer and former player Jerry West speaks at an event before an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Former NBA basketball player and general manager Jerry West smiles before President Donald Trump presents him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington. Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered the foundation of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)

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