Hundley dies at 80

Hot Rod Hundley , the former NBA player who broadcast Jazz games in New Orleans and Utah for 35 years, died Friday. He was 80. The Jazz said Hundley died at his home in the Phoenix area.

Hundley broadcast 3,051 Jazz games from 1974-2009. He joined the franchise before its first season in New Orleans in 1974-75 and moved with the team to Salt Lake City in 1979-80.

Hundley starred at West Virginia, averaging 24.5 points in three varsity seasons. He was drafted first overall by the Cincinnati Royals in 1957 and was immediately traded to the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in six seasons with the Lakers in Minneapolis and L.A., playing in the 1960 and 1961 All-Star games.

“I am saddened by the news of the passing of my longtime friend, Rod Hundley,” former college and pro teammate and Hall of Famer Jerry West said in a statement.

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VOLS FIRE TYNDALL

Tennessee fired men’s basketball coach Donnie Tyndall after one season, though AD

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