Walt Hazzard | 1942 - 2011

UCLA’s Walt Hazzard, carries the NCAA‘s basketball championship trophy as the Bruins arrive in Los Angeles. More than 1,800 fans were on hand for the welcome. (Harold Matosian / Associated Press)

March 20, 2014 9:37 AM PT

Walt Hazzard, a stellar point guard who helped John Wooden win his first national championship at UCLA and later became the fifth coach to follow the college basketball legend, died Friday. He was 69. Click here to read the obituary.

Walt Hazzard of the Buffalo Braves calls out signals to his teammates in a January 1972 game against the Philadelphia 76ers. In addition to Buffalo, Hazzard played for NBA teams in Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta and Golden State. (Rusty Kennedy / Associated Press)

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Walt Hazzard with his wife, Jalissa, at their home in Los Angeles in 1996. Hazzard was recovering from a stroke he suffered that year. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Walt Hazzard shoots a few hoops under the watchful eye of his wife, Jalissa, and son Jalal at their home in Los Angeles in 1996. Hazzard was recovering from a stroke he suffered that year and used basketball as part of his therapy. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Former UCLA basketball players Sydney Wicks, left, Marques Johnson, Walt Hazzard and Ed O’Bannon hold their retired jerseys during a halftime ceremony Feb.1, 1996, in Los Angeles. (Eric Draper / Associated Press)

Walt Hazard at his home in 2000. Hazzard was a star for the UCLA Bruins in the 1960s, coached the team in the 1980s, and in between was a successful NBA player. He also won gold medal with the U.S. Olympic basketball team in 1964. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Walt Hazzard | 1942 - 2011

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