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Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever state championship victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

1. Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game

Identifier:: 050858
Title:: Jerry West, No. 42 Jumps to Make a Basket During a High School Game
Date:: ca. 1953-1956