Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon

by Roland Lazenby

Book Overview

When in 1969 the NBA sought an emblem for the league, one man was chosen above all as the icon of his sport: Jerry West. Silhouetted in white against a red-and-blue backdrop, West's signature gait and left-handed dribble are still the NBA logo, seen on merchandise around the world. ??? In this marvelous book--the first biography of the basketball legend--award-winning reporter and author Roland Lazenby traces Jerry West's brilliant career from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345510836
• ISBN13: 9780345510839
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: ESPN Books
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"