2006-08-17 15:04:56 · 27 answers · asked by rlprice64 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Jerry West. Here's a look:
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2006-08-17 15:12:12 · answer #1 · answered by Juan Love 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The fabled Jerry West, otherwise known as "Mr.Clutch," is the player in profile on the official NBA logo. As his biography on NBA.com points out, West is widely regarded as one of the greatest guards in the history of the game. Not especially gifted by height or athleticism, he was a notoriously driven player who broke his nose nine times and often had to be carried off the court.
Jerry West grew up in a blue-collar family in Cheylan, West Virginia. After a stellar career at West Virginia University, he was recruited by the Minneapolis Lakers in 1960. The team moved down to Los Angeles that year, and over the next 14 years, West's career with the Lakers proved the stuff of legends.
West was elected to the All Star Team 14 times but only won one championship. He was the third player to score more than 25,000 points, and averaged 27 points per game. His most famous shot, a 60-footer with no time left, sent a 1970 Laker-Knick championship game into overtime.
In 1997, West was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. For the casual basketball fan, the list features some fairly obvious names (Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), but you'll also find some more scholarly choices like Dolph Schayes and Dave Bing.
A high-ranking NBA official tells the media, it's "an urban myth" that the logo is based on West. The NBA won't acknowledge that their logo is based on Jerry West, because they never got him to sign anything giving them his permission to use it. If they acknowledge it's him, he could ask for a lot of money. Whoohoo!
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2006-08-17 16:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by carolinakres 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The model for the NBA silhouette logo is Lakers great Jerry West.
2006-08-17 15:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by greenwolf44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the image of Jerry West, one of the most talented and unselfish basketball players of all time, Mr. Clutch himself, the man who first allowed me to enjoy basketball, and a most deserving person for the NBA logo!!
A couple of people in their answers said that Jerry was still an executive with the Lakers. Sadly, Jerry West left the Lakers a few years ago to be an executive for the Memphis Grizzlies, after an entire career with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. He is still there, and has transformed the team into a perennial contender with his unmatched basketball know-how! Jerry, you'll always be one of the greatest ever!
2006-08-17 15:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by Rebooted 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jerry West
2006-08-17 15:11:24 · answer #5 · answered by Golfbrew 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Jerry West. The league won't confirm that the image is West, but the guy who designed the logo has acknowledged that he did base the image on West. One of Jerry West's nicknames is "The Logo."
2006-08-17 15:19:49 · answer #6 · answered by ccmonty 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jerry West
2006-08-17 15:08:08 · answer #7 · answered by Evan B 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Clutch, Zeke from Cabin Creek, Mr. Logo himself...JErry West #44 of the LA Lakers!
2006-08-17 21:09:54 · answer #8 · answered by Din 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jerry West. Outstanding defender and NBA MVP. Only player ever to win the Finals MVP award while playing for the losing team. Nicknamed "Mr Clutch"
2006-08-17 15:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by mooseymoose 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jerry West for the Lakers.
2006-08-19 02:10:18 · answer #10 · answered by Iron Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋