Rod Hundley, one of the greatest players in West Virginia Mountaineers history and a fixture in the NBA for nearly 50 years, has died at 80 years old. The first-overall pick in the 1957 NBA Draft, known by his nickname "Hot Rod," made two All-Star teams as a member of the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers before moving to the broadcast booth, where he served as the longtime television and radio play-by-play man of the New Orleans and Utah Jazz. Current West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins tweeted the news on Friday night: West Virginia lost a dear friend today as Hot Rod Hundley has passed away. He will be dearly missed. Rod not only.... pic.twitter.com/aH4ooE56Aw — Bob Huggins (@CoachHuggs) March 28, 2015 The Jazz began a long social media tribute to the franchise legend with this tweet: We lost a legend today. RIP Hot Rod Hundley. #YouGottaLoveItBaby pic.twitter.com/vjU1jwF9IE — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 28, 2015 More comments have come from many former colleagues, players, friends, and fans, many under the hashtag #RIPHotRod . The exact cause of death was not immediately made available, but it was announced in January 2014 that Hundley had been diagnosed with...