I get these sport blubs from WVU - this one really caught my attention ---
On this date in 1960, West Virginia beat George Washington 101-79 - in the game Jerry West scored 29 points and pulled down 31 Rebounds

I bet Hot Rod Hundley hated that he didn't get more!

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Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:10 pm

I get these sport blubs from WVU - this one really caught my attention ---
On this date in 1960, West Virginia beat George Washington 101-79 - in the game Jerry West scored 29 points and pulled down 31 Rebounds

That is an eye-opener! 31 of anything, in basketball, is certainly impressive!

At 6-3 he was one of the taller people on the court back in his day. Add in his hops and you can see why he averaged 16 reb a game that year.

https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-baske ... versity/25

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sc ... /1960.html

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... untaineers

This picture wasn't from the game mentioned earlier but I was there right behind the basket - there was a stage and some buds and I were able to sit right on the edge of the stage - really great memories --- VMI would play WVU at the Bluefield Auditorium every year for a number of years ---
https://www.thedaonline.com/sports/so-c ... 07109.html

If you don't know the early life story of Mr .NBA it's worth a look.I had a very few icons growing up , he was one.I had , of course , no idea at that time what he had overcome.