'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography

Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.

6. Olympic memories held dear

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West says his two most prized sports possessions are his gold medal from the 1960 Olympics and his uniform from that experience. This was long before the US Dream Team of 1992 of NBA stars took Barcelona by storm, quartering in a posh downtown hotel and being treated like rock stars. West and his amateur teammates stayed in the Olympic village with all the other athletes and received $1 a day for incidental expenses.

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