I have an off the wall question :)

[Spurs biggest fan]

Has nothing to do with the Spurs, so anyway ... here goes


Does anyone know how Jerry West came to be known as "The Logo" of the NBA?

Since it's really slow around here I thought I'd come up with some off the wall questions to see if anyone knows.

Here's another one:

And I know I should know this one, but I don't...

When was the trophy named Larry O'brien? Did it have a name before then?


I know I can probably google the questions, but I'm working and it's hard to go on a scavenger hunt right now -- So I thought I'd give you all a chance to put on your thinking caps and type away.


Thanks for any responses.


And let's hurry up and get this darn season started already!

[bo spur]

West is called the logo because it is believed that it the NBA logo is actually a silhouette of West dribbling the ball.

[kidd_91]

^^ correct. And here's some info on the Trophy,

The NBA championship trophy was renamed the Larry O'Brien Trophy in 1984 in honor of Commissioner Larry O'Brien who served the league from 1975-84. The trophy replaced the Walter A. Brown Trophy, which was named after the pioneering owner of the Boston Celtics.

The trophy is hand-crafted in the Tiffany & Co. workshop of sterling silver and vermeil (a 24-karat gold overlay). Overall, the trophy consists of 16 pounds of sterling silver, stands two feet high and features a gold regulation size basketball of nine-inch diameter.

[Manuac]

Has the NBA ever confirmed that he is the logo?

[RichB]

I believe they have. I believe Larry O'Brien acknowledged it.

[Hairyhandedgent]

The NBA logo with the image of a player dribbling the ball used Jerry West as it's model. The logo dates back to the late 60's during West's heyday.

[SRJ]

I'm surprised The Logo himself didn't answer that.

[TheLogo]

See that picture over on the left there.

That is me.

-J.W.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

I read someplace that they made the logo a silhoutte so that the logo could not be racially identified.

[tknapp2]

makes sense

[TheLadiesMike]

Originally Posted by YoMamaIsCallin

I read someplace that they made the logo a silhoutte so that the logo could not be racially identified.

Looks pretty white to me.

[Spurs biggest fan]

Originally Posted by TheLogo

See that picture over on the left there.

That is me.

-J.W.

Looks rather scrawny, don't you think?

but thanks guys for answering.

[TheLogo]

Originally Posted by Spurs biggest fan

Looks rather scrawny, don't you think?

but thanks guys for answering.

The term is "wirey". Remember, we had the strength of ten men back in those days and never missed a jumpshot

-J.W. aka The NBA Logo

[GoSpurs99]

The NBA should have used a player with a huge afro, like A-Train or Dr. J