Professional basketball's iron man played 1,041 consecutive games across the ABA and NBA — and claimed he never missed one from fourth grade to retirement. Just 5-foot-7 when he left Omaha Technical High, Boone grew at an Iowa junior college, starred at Idaho State, and chose the ABA's Dallas Chaparrals in 1968. His crowning run came with the Utah Stars, helping win the 1971 ABA championship alongside Zelmo Beaty and Willie Wise.
Utah never really let him go. After his NBA years, which closed with a Jazz stint from 1979 to 1981, Boone stayed in Salt Lake City and became the color commentator on Jazz broadcasts, the voice fans still hear today.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Lakers traded him to Utah for a 1981 third-round pick on October 25, 1979, returning him to the city where he had been a champion. The Jazz waived him in January 1981 — and he has been on their broadcasts ever since.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | UTA | 75 | 30.5 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .447 | .380 | .894 |
| 1980–81 | UTA | 52 | 22.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .431 | .282 | .798 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 127 | 27.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .442 | .337 | .862 |
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