hot rod hundley timeline

Timeline
Oct. 26, 1934 – Born in
Charleston, W.Va.
1950-53 – Starred for Charleston
High. Hundley averaged 30 points per
game and broke the state’s four-year
scoring record in just three years.
Named a high school All-American.
1954-57 – Spent
three seasons with
West Virginia. Hundley
was twice named a firstteam All-American. He
became the fourth
player in NCAA history
to score more than
1957
2,000 points during his
career. He averaged
24.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per
game and tallied 2,180 points total.
Jan. 5, 1957 – Scored a
career-high 54 points and grabbed 18
rebounds in a 110-95 victory over
Furman. It set a school record for most
points scored in a game – a record that
still stands.
1957 – Selected by the Cincinnati
Royals as the first overall pick in the
NBA Draft. Hundley is the only
Mountaineer to be drafted first overall
in an NBA Draft. The Royals immediately traded his rights to the Minneapolis Lakers.
1959-60 – Enjoys his best
season with the Lakers, averaging
12.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.6
SOURCES: NBA.com
Hot Rod Hundley
assists. His assist totals are enough
to rank him seventh in assists in the
NBA.
Jan. 22, 1960 – Selected to
his first NBA All-Star Game. He plays
23 minutes and scores 10 points for
the West in a 125-115 loss to the
East.
1960-61 – In his first season
after the Lakers move from
Minnesota to Los Angeles, Hundley
averages 11.0 points and 4.4 assists
while teaming with fellow West
Virginia alum Jerry West in the
backcourt for the first time.
Jan. 17, 1961 – Appeared in
his second, and last, NBA All-Star
Game. Despite playing only 14
minutes, Hundley scores 14 points on
6-of-10 shooting to help the West
beat the East 153-131.
1963 – Lingering knee problems
force Hundley to retire at age 28. He
finishes with 3,625 points, 1,420
rebounds and 1,455 assists in his six
season.
1967 – Begins his broadcasting
career with the Lakers as Chick
Hearn’s broadcasting partner.
Hundley spent two seasons in L.A.
and then spent five more broadcasting Phoenix Suns games before
joining the Jazz.
1970 – Bill Libby releases a
biography about Hundley, titled,
1988
leaving his alma mater to play in the
NBA
Feb. 19, 2003 – Hundley called
his 2,500th Jazz game when Utah
faced the L.A. Lakers. The Jazz lose
93-87.
Sept. 5, 2003 – Awarded the
14th Annual Curt Gowdy Media Award
from the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame. Hundley is the first former
professional player to receive this
award.
2005 – Prior to the start of the
2005-06 season, Hundley becomes
the voice of the Jazz on radio only.
Craig Bolerjack takes over KJZZ-TV
broadcasts.
“Clown: No. 33 in Your Program, No. 1
in Your Heart.”
1972 – Joined CBS as an
announcer on its NBA telecasts.
Hundley continued in this position for
two seasons.
1974 – Joins expansion
franchise New Orleans Jazz as the
team’s new play-by-play broadcaster.
1978 – Rejoins CBS for a second
stint working its NBA telecasts.
Hundley leaves the network for good
two years later.
Jan. 7, 2009 –
Hundley called his
1982 – Named to the NCAA’s
3,000th Jazz game when
silver anniversary All-America team:
Utah played the New
an award given to former collegiate
Orleans Hornets at ESA. The
athletes who achieve success in life
Jazz win 116-90.
after their basketball careers.
– compiled by John Coon
1992 – Inducted into the West
Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame.
1994 – NBA awards Hundley its
Distinguished Broadcaster award.
1998 – Co-authored an
autobiography, “Hot Rot Hundley: You
Gotta Love It Baby,” with Tom
McEachin.
2000 – Graduated from West
Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in 2009
arts and sciences, 43 years after
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