When it comes to the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, no one did more to build them into the gold standard of basketball than Jerry West.
Through four decades as a Hall of Fame player, head coach, scout and executive, he put the team on the map, then built them from a good franchise into the best and most famous one in the NBA.
During his career, West took on the huge burden of withstanding the inevitable ups and downs to get the franchise back on top after every failure and setback.
On Aug. 7, 2000, after the Lakers had won their first championship in a dozen years, he decided that the stress of his job was too much, and he decided to step down.
Since then, West has only added to his already loaded resume.