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From West Virginia to a great career as a player, coach, and executive on the West Coast. 

 

One of the greatest ever, RIP.

I idolized this guy growing up. RIP 

Great player for sure. I still remember listening to the NCAA semis in maybe 1960 on the radio because it they weren't televised. If I remember correctly, three of the four teams were led by superstars, West for WVU, Elgin Baylor for Seattle. Oscar Robertson for Cincinnati and the fourth team escapes me. I wanted to say Ohio State, but that may have been too early for Jerry Lucas and John Havlichek. This was the first year I followed college basketball closely, though I'd had an attachment to Bill Russell and his great San Francisco Dons teams a little earlier.

 

I do remember that everybody raved about Jerry West's greatness. even as a college player.

 

 

 

 

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