Jerry West Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jerry West Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Jerry West Facts

Full Name	Jerry West
Birthdate	May 28, 1938
Birth Place	Cheylan, WV
Age (in 2024)	86 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Basketball Player

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Jerry West Age & Birthday

Jerry West is best known as Basketball Player who has born on May 28, 1938 in Cheylan, WV. Currently, Jerry West is 86 years, 5 months and 26 days old. Jerry West will celebrate 87th birthday on Wednesday, 28th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Jerry West upcoming birthday.

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Jerry West Biography

About

NBA Hall of Fame guard known as "Mr. Clutch." He won an NBA Championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1972 and was named NBA Finals MVP for the Lakers in 1969 despite the team losing to the Boston Celtics in seven games. His silhouette became the image for the NBA logo.

Before Fame

After leading East Bank High School to a West Virginia State Championship, the school changed its name to West Bank High School.

Trivia

He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982 and helped the franchise win six NBA Championships before he became GM of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002.

Family Life

He married Karen Bua on May 28, 1978 after divorcing his first wife and college sweetheart Martha Jane Kane in 1976. He and Martha had three sons together named David, Mark, and Michael. With Karen, he had two more sons named Ryan and Jonnie.

Associated With

As general manager of the Lakers, he helped bring the great Kobe Bryant to Los Angeles.

Top Asked Questions about Jerry West

How old is Jerry West in 2024?

Jerry West is 86 years old today.

When was Jerry West born?

Jerry West was born on May 28, 1938 in Cheylan, WV.

What is Jerry West zodiac sign?

Jerry West zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Jerry West best known for?

Jerry West was best known as Basketball Player.

Fun Facts about Jerry West's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jerry West's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Jerry West was born on Saturday, 148^th day / 21^st week of 1938
Jerry West has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Jerry West birthday is XXVIII.V.MCMXXXVIII
Jerry West's birthstone is Emerald
Jerry West's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Jerry West age in year is 86 years old
Jerry West age in month is 1037 months old
Jerry West age in day is 31591 days old
Jerry West age in hour is 758184 hours old
Jerry West age in minute is 45491040 minutes old
Jerry West age in second is 2729462400 seconds old
Next Jerry West birthday is on Wednesday, May 28th 2025
Jerry West age in next birthday (2025) is 87 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 28, 1938 birthday

Historical Events on Jerry West Birthday (May 28)

Below are historical events that coincided with Jerry West's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1979	Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community.
1987	An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
1991	The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
1995	The 7.0 Mw  Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1-300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
1996	U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.
1998	Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
1999	In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
2002	The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
2003	Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
2004	The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
2008	The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
2010	In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
2011	Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
2016	Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes.
2017	Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
1988	The birth of NaVorro Bowman, American football player
1988	The birth of Percy Harvin, American football player
1988	The birth of Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player
1990	The birth of Kyle Walker, English footballer
1991	The birth of Sharrif Floyd, American football player
1991	The birth of Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer
1991	The birth of Danielle Lao, American tennis player
1991	The birth of Kail Piho, Estonian skier
1993	The birth of Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player
1993	The birth of Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
1994	The birth of John Stones, English footballer
1998	The birth of Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer
1999	The birth of Jodie Burrage, British tennis player
2000	The birth of Phil Foden, English footballer
2000	The birth of Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player
2013	The death of Gerd Schmückle, German general (b. 1917)
2014	The death of Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Stan Crowther, English footballer (b. 1935)
2014	The death of Oscar Dystel, American publisher (b. 1912)
2014	The death of Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (b. 1971)
2015	The death of Steven Gerber, American pianist and composer (b. 1948)
2015	The death of Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2018	The death of Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (b. 1963)
2018	The death of Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2018	The death of Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (b. 1941)
2021	The death of Mark Eaton, American basketball player (b. 1957)
2022	The death of Patricia Brake, English actress (b. 1942)

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