About this episode

Jim Miloch interviews Jonathan Coleman about Jerry West's life and legacy, including insights from West's autobiography and a recent documentary.

Jim welcomes New York Times best-selling author and co-author of Jerry West's autobiography West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, Jonathan Coleman, to discuss the recent Jerry West documentary released on Amazon Prime, as well as all things West. First, Jonathan provides his thoughts on the documentary, commenting on what he liked, as well as a few key parts of West's life he thought deserved more attention (15:53) . Next, Jonathan details what it was like living with West while writing the autobiography (32:30). Finally, Jonathan helps Jim decide whether West or Oscar Robertson was the better guard (1:11:29), before they both give their opinion on what West's legacy was (1:19:29).

People in this episode

Host: Jim Miloch

Guest: Jonathan Coleman

Topics covered

• Jerry West
• basketball
• documentary
• autobiography
• sports legacy
• Oscar Robertson

Keywords

• Jerry West
• Jonathan Coleman
• basketball documentary
• West by West
• Oscar Robertson
• sports legacy
• New York Times

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Amazon Prime

Books & works: West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life

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