# Jerry West, Rest in Peace. 1938-2024. The Logo **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791 "2024-06-12T15:16:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/1 "2024-06-12T15:16:48Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/U9GgAT3.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/U9GgAT3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/2 "2024-06-12T15:21:17Z")
I never watched him play, but I know it would be really cool if my image was used as the sport’s logo! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/3 "2024-06-12T15:38:29Z")
I will never forget this shot in the NBA finals.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWGnA4Ll-0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWGnA4Ll-0) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/4 "2024-06-12T15:39:39Z")
A more faithful outline rendering of the photo on the left would have made a much better logo-- as it is, the logo silhouette looks like the player is tripping over his feet, and is leaning too far to his right in a way that defies gravity. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/5 "2024-06-12T15:56:11Z")
I grew up in LA and my dad was a Laker fan. I watched him play in person numerous times as a child. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/6 "2024-06-12T16:01:51Z")
My MIL thinks he’s somehow related to the Wests in the family - distant cousin or something. But she also thinks there’s a connection to Dean Martin, so who knows?? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/7 "2024-06-12T16:04:22Z")
> **[Jerry West, a 3-time Hall of Fame selection and the inspiration for the NBA...](https://apnews.com/article/jerry-west-dead-nba-033c08e78eb9749f4cc275c54ff31d97)** > > The Los Angeles Clippers announced that > Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times, died Wednesday morning. He was 86 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/8 "2024-06-12T16:09:38Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I will never forget this shot in the NBA finals.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWGnA4Ll-0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWGnA4Ll-0) WILD! DeBusschere makes his shot for the Knicks, then West’s crazy 60-footer! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/9 "2024-06-12T16:13:02Z")
> [@solost](#): > > A more faithful outline rendering of the photo on the left would have made a much better logo-- as it is, the logo silhouette looks like the player is tripping over his feet, and is leaning too far to his right in a way that defies gravity. I like the logo. He’s moving quickly to his right. And you just got faked out of your shoes as he’s about to dribble around you. If you played, you’d know. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/10 "2024-06-12T16:16:11Z")
I think that’s just because the picture of the logo is taken from an angle, which foreshortens it vertically. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/11 "2024-06-12T16:17:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I like the logo. He’s moving quickly to his right. And you just got faked out of your shoes as he’s about to dribble around you. If you played, you’d know. I like the _ **concept** _ of the logo, I just don’t think the execution of it is very good. Hey, I’m a former graphic artist. If you drew, you’d know 😉 > [@Chronos](#): > > I think that’s just because the picture of the logo is taken from an angle, which foreshortens it vertically. That’s true, the foreshortening doesn’t help, but I still don’t think the silhouette is very well drawn: [![](https://myfox8.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/06/GettyImages-1943318620.jpg) ](https://myfox8.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2024/06/GettyImages-1943318620.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/12 "2024-06-12T16:29:02Z")
I don’t draw! Thanks for the artist’s explanations. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/13 "2024-06-12T16:29:28Z")
RIP. One of the most vivid memories from watching basketball on TV in the 60s was the announcer’s call when he made a clutch shot: _“Jerrrrrry Lucas!!!”_ ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/14 "2024-06-12T16:47:36Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I don’t draw! Thanks for the artist’s explanations. Here’s a quick-and-dirty outline I made of the Jerry West pic from the OP, compared to the actual NBA logo on the left. I’m not saying this is great work (the basketball isn’t even round), I just made a rough outline of West’s actual silhouette; but I think the pose looks more natural. [![](https://i.imgur.com/EH3hNaX.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/EH3hNaX.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/15 "2024-06-12T16:51:13Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > RIP. One of the most vivid memories from watching basketball on TV in the 60s was the announcer’s call when he made a clutch shot: _“Jerrrrrry Lucas!!!”_ Ooops, wrong Jerry, talk about a brain fart! And I missed the edit window, dammit. 🫢 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/16 "2024-06-12T19:09:23Z")
> [@solost](#): > > and is leaning too far to his right in a way that defies gravity. In logo land, that’s what it’s meant to say: “NBA players defy gravity!” ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/17 "2024-06-12T19:47:34Z")
In addition to being an all-time great player, he was a great executive. He was an executive board member for the Warriors during the years they built the championship team with Steph Curry. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/18 "2024-06-12T20:28:36Z")
I sort of feel like the logo was created from a slightly different shot, maybe a fraction of a second before or after that one, or maybe from another time when he made a similar maneuver. It’s clearly a similar pose, but different enough that I don’t think that the logo was created directly from that. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/19 "2024-06-12T22:14:28Z")
I had the 44 jersey when I played for the Balboa Lakers at age 10. I know West didn’t like Jason Clarke’s portrayal of him in _Winning Time_ but the scenes of Jerry West losing his shit were my favorite thing about that series. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791/20 "2024-06-13T00:32:41Z")
My parents owned a diner on the WVU campus where West was a frequent customer. One day when my older brother was about five years old, he walked into the diner carrying a basketball. He and West got to talking, and West invited him to shoot hoops at a backboard behind our house. (The backboard is long gone, but there was still a small bare spot in the grass the last time I was there). Jerry West was 100% class. RIP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-west-rest-in-peace-1938-2024-the-logo/1002791.md?page=2)