Jeff Hornacek

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Jeff Hornacek: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.

A walk-on at Iowa State, the coach's son from Elmhurst, Illinois hit the overtime buzzer-beater that gave the Cyclones their first NCAA tournament win since 1944. Phoenix drafted him 46th in 1986 and got an All-Star. Traded in the Charles Barkley deal, then sent to Utah for Jeff Malone in February 1994, he became the third option beside Stockton and Malone on the 1997 and 1998 Finals teams — once hitting eight straight three-pointers in a game, and stroking his cheek three times before each free throw as a signal to his three children.

Both Iowa State and the Jazz retired his No. 14. He later coached the Suns and Knicks, and now consults for the Jazz.

HOW HE CAME & WENTPhiladelphia traded him to Utah for Jeff Malone on February 24, 1994, putting him back at his natural position beside John Stockton. He retired in 2000 at 37 — an arthritic left knee with no lateral meniscus left, and a wish to be home with his children. The Jazz hung his number in the rafters.

Full name

Jeffrey John Hornacek

Utah Jazz tenure

1993–2000

Position

Guard

Born

1963, Elmhurst, Illinois

Height

6′4″ (193 cm)

Weight

190 lb (86 kg)

College

Iowa State

Drafted

1986, 2nd round (No. 46), Phoenix