Salt Lake Tribune Reporting: Hot Rod Hundley has Alzheimers Disease

Steve Luhm of the Salt Lake Tribune reported tonight that Hot Rod has Alzheimers and it is in the 'moderate" stage.

From the Tribune article:

Hundley, 79, lives in Arizona with his partner, Kim Reardon. She told The Salt Lake Tribune this week that the disease has progressed to a "moderate" stage.

Hundley no longer speaks to large groups, Johnson said. But they plan to attend festivities in Utah next week, when the Jazz will honor former coach Jerry Sloan.

As a longtime Jazz fan, this news breaks my heart. I feel sad.

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We love you Hot Rod. Our prayers are with you and your family.