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#7 - Jerry West

Jerry Alan West was born on May 28th, 1938. West was one of the few players to play for a single franchise throughout his entire career (Los Angeles Lakers). One of West's nicknames was "Mr Clutch" because of his natural ability to make big time plays and/or shots. Jerry West was a standout at his highschool called East Bank and also at West Virginia University leading them to the 1959 NCAA Championship game and winning MVP despite their loss. Under his reign as a general manager the Los Angeles Lakers went on to win 7 NBA Championships.

Jerry West's Statistics:

Averaged 27 ppg
Averaged 6.7 apg
Averaged 5.8 rpg

Jerry West's Athletic Honours:

NBA Champion: (1972)
NBA Finals MVP: (1969)
Fourteen Time NBA All-Star: (1960-1974)
NBA Scoring Champion: (1970)
Ten Time All-NBA First Time: (1962-1967, 1970-1973)
NBA All-Star Game MVP: (1972)
Four Time All-NBA Defensive Team: (1970-1973)
Two Time Consensus NCAA All-American First Team: (1959,1960)
Two Time SoCon Player Of The Year: (1959, 1960)