What is Jerry West?
{{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jerry West | image = Jerry West 1972.jpeg | width = | caption = West in 1972 | team = | league = | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | height_footnote = {{efn|Listed by the NBA at {{convert|6|ft|3|in|m}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.nba.com/player/78497/career/|title=Jerry West|publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]|access-date=October 23, 2020}}</ref> West has stated that he was {{convert|6|ft|4.5|in|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title= Jerry West Reveals His Actual Height|via = YouTube| date=December 16, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9jbyUlsPU&t=0m6s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/Oj9jbyUlsPU| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=April 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}} | weight_lb = 175 | weight_footnote = | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|5|28}} | birth_place = [[Chelyan, West Virginia]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|06|12|1938|5|28}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | high_school = East Bank {{awrap|([[East Bank, West Virginia]])}} | college = [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] (1957–1960) | draft_year = 1960 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 2 | draft_team = [[Minneapolis Lakers]] | career_number = 44 | career_position = [[Point guard]]<!-- Mainly played as PG throughout his whole career. --> | career_start = 1960 | career_end = 1974 | coach_start = 1976 | coach_end = 1979 | years1 = {{nbay|1960|start}}–{{nbay|1973|end}} | team1 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]] | cyears1 = {{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}} | cteam1 = Los Angeles Lakers | highlights = '''As player:''' * [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1972}}) * [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] ({{nbafy|1969}}) * 14× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1961}}–{{nasg|1974}}) * [[NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|NBA All-Star Game MVP]] ({{nasg|1972}}) * 10× [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|1961|end}}–{{nbay|1966|en