Who did Pistol Pete play basketball for?
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Who did Pistol Pete play basketball for?
Boston Celtics1979 – 1980Utah Jazz1974 – 1980Atlanta Hawks1970 – 1974
Pete Maravich/All teams
Why did Pistol Pete retire?
Why did Pete Maravich retire? Pete Maravich suffered a severe knee injury in 1978 which was a major factor that led to his eventual retirement in 1980.
Is Pistol Pete in the NBA Hall of Fame?
1987Pete Maravich / Hall of fame induction
What is Pistol Pete famous for?
NBA Hall of Famer “Pistol Pete” Maravich was a spectacular showman who helped open up the game of basketball in the 1970s. After a legendary college career at Louisiana State, he played 10 productive seasons in the NBA, earning five trips to the NBA All-Star Game and one league scoring title.
Was Pistol Pete married?
Jackie MaravichPete Maravich / Spouse (m. 1976–1988)
Who was Pistol Pete’s father?
Press MaravichPete Maravich / Father
His father, Press Maravich, was a college basketball coach who taught his son the game early on. As a college athlete, Maravich set scoring records at Louisiana State University, where he averaged about 44 points a game.
Is Pistol Pete dead?
January 5, 1988Pete Maravich / Date of death
Did Pistol Pete dunk?
“Pistol” Pete Disellio is a Pawnee resident famous in Pawnee for his last-second dunk in 1992 at a basketball game against Eagleton High. His dunk clinched a comeback victory for the Pawnee Central Drunken Savages (team mascot name later changed).
Why did Pete Maravich’s mom commit suicide?
Maravich’s mother suffered a lifetime of mental health and alcohol problems, the kind that the Pistol himself would later face as well. She died of an apparent suicide in 1974. His father died in 1987, a month before Pete was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Where did Pistol Pete go to college?
Louisiana State UniversityPete Maravich / College (1966–1970)
