Jerry West 1970's Los Angeles Lakers Home Jersey

The combination of a deadly jump shot, tenacious defense, obsessive perfectionism, quiet confidence and an uncompromising will to win made Jerry West one of the NBAs greatest guards. West was a winner from the moment he first picked up a basketball. As a schoolboy phenom at East Bank High School, West led his team to a state championship in his senior year, and in the process, became the first West Virginia scholastic player to score more than 900 points in one season. Recruited by 60 colleges, West chose to stay close to home. In 1959, his junior year, averaging 26.9 points a game, West and his Mountaineers made the NCAA Finals and West won the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. In a superlative senior season, he was a consensus All-America and led West Virginia to its third consecutive conference title. During West’s 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, he became synonymous with brilliant basketball. He was the third player in league history to reach 25,000 points (after Chamberlain and Robertson). West led LA to the NBA finals nine times, losing six times to the Celtics, twice to the Knicks and finally winning his lone title in 1972, defeating the Knicks four games to one while averaging 23 points in the playoffs and winning the MVP award. This circa 1973 Los Angeles Lakers home jersey was worn by Jerry West. The manufacturer is “Tiernan” and their label can be found on the lower front part of the jersey. Across the front of the shirt is the name “Lakers” in purple tackle twill on white tackle twill backing. The name “West” is on the back of the shirt also in purple tackle twill on a white backing and his number “44” appears on both the front and back. Measurable game use is evident throughout. LOAs from MEARS (A10) and Grey Flannel.