Jerry West Shoots during High School Basketball Game
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Identifier:
- 050489
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Date:
- ca. 19541956
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Description:
- West, who is mid-air and ready to shoot the ball, played for East Bank High School as the team's starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1954–56, 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.
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Topical Subjects:
- Basketball players. and Basketball teams--West Virginia--East Bank
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Personal Names:
- West, Jerry, 1938-
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Corporate Names:
- West Virginia University--Alumni and alumnae.
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Medium:
- print