Utah Jazz fans remember Hot Rod Hundley for his talent behind a microphone, but West Virginia will never forget the player he was as it plans to honor Hundley with a statue.
“The theme behind the statue is that it is the people’s statue and parents could bring their kids into the coliseum and go by [the statue] and know they didn’t have to donate $10,000 or $100,000. They donated $20 so they had a part in building it.”
He called 3,051 games, providing the soundtrack for some of the greatest moments in Utah Jazz history.
A banner honoring him hangs next to retired numbers of Utah Jazz legends John Stockton, Karl Malone, Jerry Sloan and others.