Rod Hundley

OHeer

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I saw Rod Hundley play for the Charleston Reds against my school, Spencer. I saw him play freshman ball at WVU when some of the crowd would go home after the freshman game. Make no mistake, Rod Hundley was a great player. It is also my opinion that he was a very complicated person. By Rods own admission he could have been much better if he had trained harder and partied less. In his book " You Gotta Love It Baby" he tells the story of a man asking Rod to buy him a beer. When Hundley ask him why he wanted him to buy him a beer the man replied "so I can say Rod Hundled bought me a beer". I was acquainted with Rod Hundley and he never bought me a beer, but I can say he bought me coffee at the old Mountain-leer. One of my most prized possessions is a copy of " You Gotta Love It Baby" autographed "Ed Good to see you again Rod Hundley". When I am gone, it will belong to my grand daughter who is a basketball player. Rod Hundley has finally found the peace that he so richly deserves.
 

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very nice post OHeer. you doing ok? i know you rarely post anymore

You made my night call much more bearable in my residency years ago when you would post the articles in the super early am.
 

OHeer

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Re: very nice post OHeer. you doing ok? i know you rarely post anymore


Thank you. I am 83 now and have
been a retired teacher for almost 25 years. My grand daughter who plays
basketball and softball for a division one school keeps me going. Most
importantly she is an excellent student. I love posting on the message
boards and am very glad that you enjoyed them. I wish you and all mountaineer fans the best.
 

OHeer

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Re: very nice post OHeer. you doing ok? i know you rarely post anymore

Thank you. I have truly been blessed. These posts are to honor a person that greatly admired. I hope that you are doing well.
 

MD Mountaineer

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I just found this photo on the interwebs a few weeks back and I'm glad I copied it.

There are two stories I heard growing up about Hot Rod and I've always wondered if they were true. With a chance to set a foul shooting record, he stepped to the line and did a hook shot and missed it, just for the hell of it. At the old fieldhouse in the middle of a game, he dribbled out one end of the court and disappeared, then came in dribbling at the opposite end eating from a bag of popcorn! I like to think they're true.


This post was edited on 3/29 11:11 PM by MD Mountaineer

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