Portrait of Jerry West, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:

050530

Date:

1956

Description:

West is pictured throwing a basketball through the basket nonchalantly. He was East Bank High School's small starting forward.West 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

Topical Subjects:

Basketball players. and Basketball teams--West Virginia--East Bank

Personal Names:

West, Jerry, 1938-

Corporate Names:

West Virginia University--Alumni and alumnae.

Medium:

print