Jerry West

Born May 28, 1938, in Chelyan, West Virginia, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Guard Jerry West. He is a legend of the game both as a player and as an executive. Best known as being "Mr. Clutch" for the Los Angeles Lakers during his playing days, West always seemed to make the big plays when needed in crunch time. Jerry was voted 12 times into the All-NBA First and Second Teams, was elected into the NBA All-Star Team 14 times and was chosen as the All-Star MVP in 1972. The Lakers won the NBA Title in 1972 for West's only Championship as a player. West holds the NBA record for the highest points per game average in a playoff series with 46.3. He was also a member of the first five NBA All-Defensive Teams (one second, and is the only player on a losing team to have received the NBA Finals MVP Award. His image was used for the NBA official logo. After playing he coached and then went into the front offices of the Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors, and LA CLippers. To his credit as an executive he is an eight-time NBA champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2015, 2017), and two-time NBA Executive of the Year (1995, 2004).