Brigham Young University.
Listed at 6 ft 4 in (193 m), 200 lb (91 kg), Hunt batted and threw right-handed. However, after that, he struggled to a 1–7 record and a 6.27 European Research Area over the rest of the season. He started only one game after August 5 as the Reds went to a four-man rotation down the stretch.
In the World Series, he made only one appearance, pitching the 9th inning in the fifth and final game, a blowout 13–5 loss, striking out one and walking one.
Following his major league career, Hunt pitched in the minors for four years before leaving professional baseball at age 26. Hunt earned a bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University in 1983.
After retiring, he taught English and coached basketball and baseball at Morgan (Utah) High School. In 2004, he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
Hunt died in Morgan, Utah at age 69.
In his only major league season, Hunt was a member of the Cincinnati Reds 1961 National League champions who faced the New York Yankees in the World Series.