Basketball player & executive
Jerry West
The silhouette on the NBA logo, and the only player named finals MVP on a losing team. He later built two championship teams as an executive.
Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is universally regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His nicknames included "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a key situation such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Lakers and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia.
- Born
- 1938-05-28, Chelyan, West Virginia, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2024-06-12, Los Angeles, California, USAA Wednesday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1938-05-28, Chelyan, West Virginia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 6°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 23°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 13°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 23°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 14°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°18′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2024-06-12, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 22°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 6°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 19°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 24°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 2°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 4°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 19°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 29°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°44′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jerry West was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.