Jun 12, 2024 · After learning of Jerry West's passing at the age of 86, Bill Russell's wife, Jeannine, shared a touching old photo of the two basketball legends playing golf together.

Jun 12, 2024 · Willie Akers has been able to call Jerry West his friend for nearly 70 years. The pair met at the leadership academy, Mountaineer Boys State, in 1955 and the rest is history. The news of West’s passing has made Wednesday a tough day for Akers. The last time the two spoke was just Tuesday.

Jan 18, 2025 · MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game Saturday against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be …

Jun 12, 2024 · CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Jerry West, a West Virginia native and star basketball player at the collegiate and professional level whose silhouette was used for the NBA logo, has died, West Virginia University said on X, formerly Twitter.

Oct 10, 2024 · Jerry West will go down as one of the most influential figures in Los Angeles Lakers history. Unfortunately, his relationship with the organization fractured well before his death in June.

Jun 13, 2024 · Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died...

Jun 12, 2024 · Jerry West has died at the age of 86. West’s death concludes one of the most accomplished and renowned careers in sports history, and one that started in West Virginia. A Chelyan, W.Va. native, West became a star at WVU from 1957-1960.

On June 12, 2024, the world of basketball mourned the loss of a legend, Jerry West, who passed away at the age of 86. Jerry West was born on May 28, 1938, in Chelyan, West Virginia, and began his basketball journey in a small coal mining town.

Jun 12, 2024 · (AP) – Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo,...

Jerome Donald Olsavsky (born March 29, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, [1] Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals. Olsavsky was born in the industrial town of Youngstown, Ohio.