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# Rod Hundley

(1934–2015)   Basketball Player

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Rod Hundley was a basketball player.

## Quick Facts About Rod Hundley

Born October 26, 1934

Died March 27, 2015

Profession Basketball Player

## About Rod Hundley

American basketball player (1934–2015)... \| Rodney Clark "Hot Rod" Hundley was an American professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Cincinnati Royals with the first overall pick of the 1957 NBA draft. In 2003, Hundley received the Cu

##  Quotes by Rod Hundley

> [My biggest thrill came the night Elgin Baylor and I combined for 73 points at Madison Square Garden. Elgin had 71 of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/my-biggest-thrill-came-the-night-elgin-baylor-and-i-combined-for-73/)

[Rod Hundley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-hundley/)

[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/rod-hundley-87714_adventure_my-biggest-thrill-came-the-night-elgin-b_381329.png)

> [We were so happy to be alive. There was a motel there pretty close. We had a big cup of coffee. Everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/we-were-so-happy-to-be-alive-there-was-a-motel-there-pretty-close-we/)

[Rod Hundley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-hundley/)

[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/rod-hundley-87714_alive_we-were-so-happy-to-be-alive-there-was-a_1069823.png)

> [If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/if-we-played-boston-four-on-four-without-russell-we-probably-would/)

[Rod Hundley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-hundley/)

[Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/)

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