3 Guys Before The Game - Remembering Jerry West (Episode 557)

3 Guys Before The Game

MetroNews

Football, Sports, Basketball

2.4 • 687 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Reaction to the passing of West Virginia legend Jerry West continues following his death on Wednesday at the age of 86.

In this episode, Brad Howe and Tony Caridi are joined by former WVU basketball coach John Beilien, Houston Rockets Director of Scouting Chris Wallace, WVU Hall of Fame member Willie Akers, Metronews' Jeff Jenkins and WVU Director of Athletics Content John Antonik.

The group shares its thoughts on West's life and the impact he had on the state of West Virginia and the sport of basketball.

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0:00.0	Hey there everybody. Welcome in. It is time for three guys before the game. And this is a special episode. We are remembering the all-time greatest basketball player in West Virginia history, Jerry West, who passed away on Wednesday, the 12th of June at the age of 86. Thanks for being with us. Tony Carridi
0:40.2	along with Brad Howe. Coming up on our program, we'll look back and share some stories about
0:47.3	the legend Jerry West. John Beeline will join us here in just a couple of minutes.
1:01.5	We'll also give you a deep West Virginia perspective from a voice that you know well, and that's Jeff Jenkins,
1:14.4	the news director of WVMetroNews.com, attended the same high school, East Bank as Jerry West and grew up, obviously right there, knowing all the folks that knew him and idolized him growing up. Also, we'll hear from Willie Acres, a teammate of Jerry's at West
1:21.4	Virginia, and the two of them remained friends, I mean, the closest of friends, their entire lives.
1:28.8	Also, John Antonic, the person in charge of content for WVU sports with some historical perspective.
1:35.8	Chris Wallace, who is a two-time general manager in the NBA now with the Houston Rockets organization of Buchanan Native shares.
1:43.6	His thoughts and how Jerry West helped him through the years.
1:48.5	Plus a couple of emails that we've received over the last 24 hours from folks in which Jerry had an impact on their lives as young West Virginia.
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2:31.1	All right.
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2:34.3	Let's go. We've got a great guest waiting. Yes, we do. Ladies and gentlemen, please
2:38.0	welcome to the program, former WVU head basketball coach John Beeline.
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