Mack Calvin

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 Mack Calvin: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.

The ABA was Calvin's stage. Passed over until the 14th round of the 1969 NBA draft, the 6-foot USC guard signed instead with the Los Angeles Stars and reached the ABA Finals as a rookie. Five All-Star selections and 3,067 assists, second in league history, followed across seven ABA seasons. After the merger he played for five NBA clubs, including the Utah Jazz in 1979-80, and retired in 1981.

In college he helped USC end UCLA's 41-game winning streak with a 46-44 upset at Pauley Pavilion. A 50-person panel voted him onto the ABA All-Time Team in 1997, and he later coached briefly, including two games as interim boss of the Clippers in 1992.

HOW HE CAME & WENTThe old ABA All-Star reached Utah in 1979, in the franchise's first Salt Lake City season, near the end of his career.

Utah Jazz tenure

1979–80

Position

Guard

Born

1947, Fort Worth, Texas

Height

6′0″ (183 cm)

Weight

165 lb (75 kg)

College

Southern California

Drafted

1969, 14th round (No. 187), Los Angeles