Jerome Alan West is an American basketball executive and former player. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. His nicknames included "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation, such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Los Angeles Lakers; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek", for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West played the small forward position early in his career, and he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game. He earned the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honor despite the loss.
| Born | May 28, 1938, Chelyan, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Listed weight | 175 lb |
| High school | East Bank, (East Bank, West Virginia) |
| College | West Virginia (1957–1960) |
| Position | Executive board member |
| League | NBA |
| NBA draft | 1960 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2, Minneapolis Lakers |
| Team | Los Angeles Clippers |
Basketball Player Jerry West was born on May 28, 1938 in Cheylan, West Virginia, United States (He's 85 years old now).
Mr. Clutch is an NBA Hall of Fame guard. He won an NBA Championship with the Team Los Angeles Lakers in 1972 and was voted NBA Finals MVP in 1969, despite the Lakers losing in seven games to the Team Boston Celtics. His silhouette was used as the inspiration for the NBA logo.
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Jerry West was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1938 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).
After guiding East Bank High School to a state championship in West Virginia, the school renamed itself West Bank High School.
Before becoming the general manager of the Team Memphis Grizzlies in 2002, he was the general manager of the Team Los Angeles Lakers, where he helped the team win six NBA championships.
After divorcing his first wife and college sweetheart Martha Jane Kane in 1976, he married Karen Bua on May 28, 1978. David, Mark, and Michael were his three sons from his marriage to Martha. He has two additional boys with Karen, Ryan and Jonnie.
He was instrumental in bringing Basketball Player Kobe Bryant to Los Angeles as the Lakers' general manager.
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