In the annals of Utah Jazz lore, Hot Rod Hundley stands alone as perhaps the organization’s biggest personality. The flair and fun he brought to the game as the team’s play-by-play man was as much a part of Jazz broadcasts as a Karl Malone hammer dunk or a John Stockton dime.
Hundley was more than just an announcer; he was a true showman. From his days as a college star at Wast Virginia and the 1957 NBA Drafts’ No. 1 overall pick to his lengthy career in television, the way he did things was unlike anything else happening in the sport.