In his playing times he was a nightmare for his opponents as he utilized to perform past opponents without dread and with great speed. Pete Maravich was created in the entire year 1947 on 22nd of June and unfortunately he passed on in the entire year 1988 on 5th of January. He began his pro profession in the entire year 1970 and performed till the entire year 1980.17 His contributions to the overall game won’t be forgotten and his name will be remembered by the basketball enthusiasts. From the entire year 1970 to the entire year 1974 he performed for a group known as Atlanta Hawks. He passed away soon after his dad died of malignancy. He visited the Louisiana Condition University for educational purpose and in addition performed for them. He was created in a location called Aliquippa which is based on Pennsylvania of United states and he passed on in a location called Pasadena which is based on California of United states. In his playing times he achieved almost anything and that’s the reason he’s still remembered by the basketball enthusiasts and fans. He performed for three groups in his profession and gave his completely for every of the groups. The titles of his parents are Press Maravich and Helen Maravich. It generally does not look like he was having any extra marital affair during his living times as he was focused on his wife. He began playing for them in the entire year 1974 and relocated to some other team in the entire year 1980. In his final times of his profession he performed for a group known as Boston Celtics. A whole lot of info on him and his interesting biography could be grabbed from wiki sites like Wikipedia and IMDb. He also became of the pat of All-NBA First Group twice and it had been in the entire year 1976 and 1977. He was wedded to a woman known as Jackie and he previously two kids in his living times. The titles of his kids are Josh and Jaeson. His children were really small when he passed on. From then on he moved to some other very popular group known as New Orleans which can be referred to as Utah Jazz and performed for them for an extended six years. His romantic relationship along with his wife was going good. However his wife didn’t let his children go to his funeral as she was focused on take her children from unnecessary press attentions that could be dangerous for the kids of such a ages. It generally does not look like he ever uses social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. In his entire profession he became the component of NBA All-Star group for a whooping five moments and it had been in the years 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 and the last amount of time in the entire year 1979. He was a high man as he previously a height of 6 feet 5 inches.
Quick Facts
Full Name
Pete Maravich
Died
January 5, 1988, Pasadena, California, United States
Height
1.96 m
Weight
89 kg
Profession
Basketball player
Education
Needham B. Broughton High School, Louisiana State University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Jackie Maravich
Children
Josh Maravich
Parents
Press Maravich, Helen Maravich
Siblings
Diana Marie Maravich, Ronnie Maravich
Awards
All-NBA Team, NBA All-Rookie Team, Naismith Men's College Player of the Year, Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year, UPI College Basketball Player of the Year
Movies
Scoring
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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Inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 601-603. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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Three-year letter winner (1967-1970). The Sporting News College Player of the Year (1970). Naismith Award Winner (1970). The Sporting News All-America First Team (1968, 1969, 1970). Three-time AP and UPI First-Team All-America (1968, 1969, 1970). Holds NCAA career record for most points (3,667, 44.2 ppg, three-year career) in 83 games. Holds NCAA career record for highest points per game average (44.2 ppg). Holds NCAA record for most field goals made (1,387) and attempted (3,166). Holds NCAA record for most free throws made (893) and attempted (1,152). Holds NCAA record for most games scoring at least 50 points (28). Holds NCAA single-season record for most points (1,381) and highest per game average (44.5 ppg) in 1970. Holds NCAA single-season record for most field goals made (522) and attempted (1,668) in 1970. Holds NCAA single-season record for most games scoring at least 50 points (10) in 1970. Holds NCAA single-game record for most free throws made (30 of 31) against Oregon State on Dec. 22, 1969.
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NBA All-Rookie Team (1971). All-NBA First Team (1976, 1977). All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1978). Five-time NBA All-Star (1973, 1974, 1977-1979). Shares NBA single-game record for most free throws made in one quarter (14) on Nov. 28, 1973 against Buffalo and most free throws attempted in one quarter (16) on Jan. 2, 1973 against Chicago. NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996).
5
LSU's home court was officially named the Maravich Assembly Center in 1988.
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Two sons: Jaeson and Josh.
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Father: Press. Mother: Helen.
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Died of a congenital heart defect in a hospital at 9:42 a.m. after playing a pick-up 3-on-3 game and collapsing in a gym in Pasadena, California. An autopsy later revealed that he had played all those wonderful years of basketball without his left coronary artery. Reportedly, his last words before collapsing were "I feel great!"
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At age 39, he was the youngest person ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
10
Professional basketball player.
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Played for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Atlanta Hawks (1970-1971 thru 1973-1974), New Orleans/Utah Jazz (1974-1975 thru 1979-1980), and Boston Celtics (1979-1980 season).
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Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Established numerous collegiate records when he played at Louisiana State University, 1966-1970.
Filmography
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
1991
story
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
As Long As He Lives
1998
Short dedicatee - as Pete 'The Pistol' Maravich
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
1984 NBA Oldtimer's Game
1984
TV Movie
Himself
1979 NBA All-Star Game
1979
TV Movie
Himself
Scoring
1979
Himself (as 'Pistol' Pete Maravich)
1977 NBA All-Star Game
1977
TV Movie
Himself
1974 NBA All-Star Game
1974
TV Movie
Himself
1973 NBA All-Star Game
1973
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2015
TV Series
Himself - Basketball Hall of Famer
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World