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Pat Riley Praises Long-Time Friend And Colleague Jerry West, Who Anointed Him Lakers Head Coach
In 1981, owner Jerry Buss held a confusing press conference in which he sought to explain he was splitting the coaching role between West and then-assistant Pat Riley. West wasn’t having it.
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"You have to live your dreams out, even if you don't know if you can make it" - Pat Riley hardly sweated about coaching the future with the Lakers before the 1982 Finals
Pat Riley is someone who is hard to read ... And I did" Initially, Buss leaned more on wanting Jerry West to call the shots. Riley would be there to help but the main guy would be the 1969 ...
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Jerry West's No. 44 is Officially Retired in All WVU Sports
West Virginia Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced that Jerry West's No. 44 jersey will be retired in all sports at the university. “Through his generosity, advice, time, and overall ...
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Jerry West: What drove him and how he defined a state and a school
Chuck Howley did it for the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V in 1971. Jerry West did it for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1969 NBA Finals. Both are West Virginia University legends. I met Howley ...