Ron Lee

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 Lee: 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.

Fearless hustle defined the man Oregon fans knew as one of the Kamikaze Kids. Lee remains the Ducks' all-time leading scorer with 2,085 points, made first-team All-Pac-8 all four seasons, and went tenth overall to Phoenix in the 1976 draft. He made the 1977 All-Rookie team, led the NBA in steals the next season, and finished the 1978-79 season with the Jazz.

The Lees were a basketball family from Boston. Older brother Russ was a Marshall All-American and the sixth pick of the 1972 draft, another brother became Finland's all-time leading pro scorer, and nephew Gerald Lee played internationally for Finland. After the NBA, Ron played three years in Italy and entered the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came from Phoenix in the January 1979 trade for Truck Robinson, and the Jazz sent him to Atlanta for two second-round picks that October.

Full name

Ronald Henry Lee

New Orleans Jazz tenure

1978–79

Position

Guard

Born

1952, Boston

Height

6′4″ (193 cm)

Weight

194 lb (88 kg)

College

Oregon

Drafted

1976, 1st round (No. 10), Phoenix