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Jerry West on his past, present, future

By Chad Ford
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

MEMPHIS – Jerry West, president of the Memphis Grizzlies and an NBA icon, joined the Grizzlies in April of 2002 after a 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers as a player, coach and executive. West, 66, retired from the Lakers in 2000 and then unretired to take on the challenge of building Memphis into an NBA power. The Grizzlies, coming off a 23-59 record in the first season in Memphis before West's arrival, went 28-54 and 50-32 in their first two seasons on his watch. This year, the ...

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