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Rodney clark hot rod hundley october 26, 1934 march 27, 2015 was an american professional basketball player and television broadcaster. In 2003, hundley received the curt gowdy media award from the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. 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 would be ok with kobe bryant replacing him as. Talking jerry west, part one probasketballtalk nbc sports. Clarksburg wv jerry west basketball league home facebook. There were two swimming pools cold water, 1 m for the kids pool, up to 1.
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On november 15, 1960, baylor became the first player in nba history to break the 70point barrier when he torched the new york knicks for 71 points. The love in my heart oversized book target exclusive edition by tim. Jerry was the third player in nba history to score 25,000 career points after wilt chamberlain and oscar robertson. Apr 21, 2011 jerry west photo for the nba logo, by the late wen roberts. My son loves to take a ride on the buggy car and a bit of tour around the villa and hotel complex. Jerry was the third player in nba history to score 25,000.
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