College: Holder of 12 West Virginia University basketball all-time records; 2-time NCAA All-American; 1959NCAA Championship appearance; 1959 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
NBA: One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); NBA Champion (1972); NBA Finals MVP (1969), the only player in history to receive the honor while playing on the losing team; 10-times selected to the All-NBA First Team (1962-'67, '70-'73); Twice voted to the All-NBA Second Team (1968, '69); 4-times voted to theNBA All-Defensive Team (1970-73); 14-time NBA All-Star (1961-'74); Selected an All-Star every year of his career; NBA All-Star MVP (1972); NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980); Appeared in the NBA Finals nine times; Played his entire NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers; 3rd player in history to reach 25,000 points; 29.1 points per game career playoffs scoring average is second best behind Michael Jordan.
Coaching: Never missed the playoffs as the coach of the Lakers; As General Manager he is credited with creating the 1980's Lakers dynasty that won 4 NBA Championships and compiling the team that won 3 NBA Championships from 2000 to 2002; Recipient of 1995 and 2004 NBA Executive of the Year Awards. Other: Olympic gold medalist (1960);
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