Chris Morris
Jose Ortiz
Bart Kofoed -
The Bart Kofoed/Bobby Hansen Story
Hansen may have been a rising star. But fate intervened at a New Year’s Eve party. It is for what happened at that party–and not what happened on the court–that keeps Hansen’s name in the minds of Jazz fans. Indeed, he is now more well-known in the Beehive State for being a punching bag than for being a sharpshooter.
Seldom-used Jazz guard Bart Kofoed knocked Bobby out.
Or at least, knocked out his eye socket. The two skirmished at the New Year’s eve party, and Kofoed’s deadly jab struck Hansen, shattering the aforementioned eye socket. Hansen missed over a month of action as a result (Kofoed was released). Hansen was never the same thereafter, noticeably declining in subsequent seasons.