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Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player and executive Jerry West, ... to Los Angeles to be the NBA’s first team on the West Coast. Before joining the Lakers, West was a member of the USA’s 1960 ...
Jerry West (with the ball) in 1971. Before the 1971–72 NBA season, West was smarting from his frequent injuries and losses and considered retirement. [10] The Lakers hired former Celtics star guard and future Hall-of-Fame coach Bill Sharman as head coach. Although injured captain Elgin Baylor ended his career, the Lakers had a season for the ...
The high-scoring Hall of Famer, whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. Jerry West was the NBA logo: Here's the story and ...
Jerry West, the basketball star whose silhouette inspired the NBA’s logo, passed away on Wednesday morning aged 86, the Los Angeles Clippers have announced.. West was selected to the Basketball ...
The current NBA logo, which features the silhouette of Jerry West, made its debut. The blue/red pattern was adopted from the Major League Baseball logo. This was the first season the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers did not make the playoffs. This was the last season of the Cincinnati Royals.
In 1969, Alan Siegel, who oversaw the design of Jerry Dior's Major League Baseball logo a year prior, created the modern NBA logo inspired by the MLB's. It incorporates the silhouette of Jerry West, based on a photo by Wen Roberts. The NBA would not confirm that a particular player was used because, according to Siegel, "They want to ...
Jerry West, the high-scoring Hall of Famer whose silhouette is used for the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the NBA announced. He was 86. West left his mark on the NBA as a player, coach and ...
The NBA has never confirmed the worst-kept secret in basketball, that Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the league’s logo. There’s probably a reason for that: West never ...