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Looking forany autographRon Behagen
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 Ron Behagen: 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.
A 6-foot-9 New Yorker out of DeWitt Clinton High, Behagen starred at Minnesota alongside future baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield — and was suspended for the rest of the 1971-72 season for his part in the notorious brawl against Ohio State. Kansas City still made him a first-round pick in 1973, and he earned All-Rookie honors the next spring. Across seven NBA seasons, including a New Orleans Jazz stop, he averaged 10.3 points and 7.0 rebounds.
His later years brought serious trouble. In 2012 Behagen pleaded guilty to stealing more than 7,000 dollars from an elderly Atlanta woman suffering from Alzheimer's, drawing three years of probation and an order of restitution.
HOW HE CAME & WENTKansas City traded him to New Orleans for a 1975 first-round pick on May 28, 1975. He left through one of the odder mechanisms of the era — when the Jazz signed Truck Robinson, Behagen and cash went to Atlanta as compensation.
- Full name
- Ronald Michael Behagen
- New Orleans Jazz tenure
- 1975–77
- Position
- Forward
- Born
- 1951, New York City
- Height
- 6′9″ (206 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- College
- Minnesota
- Drafted
- 1973, 1st round (No. 7), Kansas City
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
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With the Jazz
RON BEHAGEN · 1975–77 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | NOJ | 66 | 26.3 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .446 | — | .804 |
| 1976–77 | NOJ | 60 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .418 | — | .714 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 126 | 23.0 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .434 | — | .767 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
RON BEHAGEN · 5 NOTES- He came out of DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and took the junior-college road before reaching Minnesota.
- He made the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1973-74 after choosing the NBA over the ABA's Kentucky Colonels, who also drafted him.
- His Jazz chapter is tied to Truck Robinson: when New Orleans signed Robinson as a free agent, Behagen and cash went to Atlanta as compensation.
- Basketball-Reference lists him at 6 foot 9 and just 185 pounds, startlingly light for a power forward of any era.
- In seven seasons he suited up for eight NBA franchises and also played in Italy with Antonini Siena.