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re: Pistol Pete died 28 years ago today
Posted on 1/5/16 at 2:46 pm to The Truth 34
Posted on 1/5/16 at 2:46 pm to The Truth 34
I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. That was from Howard Cosell, of all people, who began his radio spot by declaring that a sports giant had died.... I somehow KNEW he was going to say Pete Maravich, who really hadn't been publicly sick. Utter dismay at the news because he was, of course, a contemporary hero of mine.
What other player could make opponents' fans stand up and give a standing ovation during play? NO other player, that's who.
What other player could make opponents' fans stand up and give a standing ovation during play? NO other player, that's who.
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Posted on 1/5/16 at 3:39 pm to Rex
Win it for Pete. 
Posted on 1/5/16 at 3:53 pm to kjacksonp
That is correct, he was missing his left coronary artery. It was shocking he lived as long as he did. Best handler of the basketball and passer I've ever seen.
This post was edited on 1/5/16 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:18 pm to The Truth 34
He was the Greatest of All Time! RIP, Pistol!
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:27 pm to BayouBengalBoy
Love hearing a Pistol story. Much different pro career if Boston got him earlier and not ATL. RIP.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:29 pm to BayouBengalBoy
went to his basketball camp 2 years in a row over in Clearwater, Fl. It was brutal and the antithesis of Dixie or Dale Brown's. Very little sugar, salt or anything remotely close to fried food/unhealthy. Tons of drills in the morning and night .... and the religious aspect was there as well. Pete would lecture us about drugs, eating shellfish and finding God. And of course we had to watch his 69pt game vs the Knicks. It was a strange camp indeed. He and Don Redden were very close and Don was to speak one year, but also died unexpectedly.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:37 pm to JW
It's absolutely amazing to me that not one doctor or trainer ever caught the fact he was missing a conduit to remove blood from his heart.
A star athlete in the prime of his game and no one noticed or found it.
Blows my mind.
A star athlete in the prime of his game and no one noticed or found it.
Blows my mind.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:38 pm to The Truth 34
Farewell Pistol. Maybe he'll be with some of the guys against Kentucky tonight.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 4:39 pm to The Cool No 9
Didn't Redden die later that year?
Posted on 1/5/16 at 5:25 pm to LSUlefty
Did I hear this right? LSU won't put him in the Athletic HOF because he didn't graduate.
I understand that rules are rules but exceptions should be made.
I understand that rules are rules but exceptions should be made.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 5:30 pm to choupiquesushi
quote:
anybody ever know why brady was such a prick to his son?
Many have said that Josh had basically quit the team then showed up on senior night expecting to play.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 5:37 pm to The Truth 34
Pete was 2 years older than me
I played High School ball and Pete was tearing it up
in college
we - everyone - loved the Pistol
I played High School ball and Pete was tearing it up
in college
we - everyone - loved the Pistol
Posted on 1/5/16 at 6:53 pm to Lige
quote:Pete broke Oscar's scoring record for a guard and he didn't like that. What he was saying was that no one respected Pete's defense and they could light him up which was true when he first came into the league but I think he got a lot better after a few years. Also when Pete first came into the league he got the highest paid contract a rookie had ever gotten and made more than veteran all star black players on his team(Lou Hudson). The black players said he was paid so much because he was white and they resented it. His flamboyant style of play and making them look bad with passes they weren't expecting also didn't help him make friends among his teammates.
didn't realize how many critics he had. Oscar Robinson and other players of that era claim Pete didn't understand the game.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 6:55 pm to The Truth 34
I came back from four years in the USFA - last year inside the ARTIC CIRCLE ! ! ! - 
I came back to LSU the the same time the Pistol did & saw every one of his home games. Many times he would throw a no look pass to one or his team mates & if they weren't paying close attension he'd hit'm in the head ! ! !
I came back to LSU the the same time the Pistol did & saw every one of his home games. Many times he would throw a no look pass to one or his team mates & if they weren't paying close attension he'd hit'm in the head ! ! !Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:08 pm to Ike'70
Not sure a single athlete's death effected me like Pete's unexpected passing. Ha a great professional fried that played at Wis. we were "Mutt & Jeff"; he was 6'9" & I, 5'6". On the floor at a LV CES show, he finds me in a booth with tears running dow his face, "You hear Pete is gone?". Must have been a site, these two guys in a man hug, tears streaming.
RIP Pete - Hope our HC knows the date & brings one home for a true Tiger.
Answering an earlier question, Don Redden passed in March '88, two months later.
RIP Pete - Hope our HC knows the date & brings one home for a true Tiger.
Answering an earlier question, Don Redden passed in March '88, two months later.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:09 pm to The Truth 34
I saw Pete in the Cow Palace in 1969 when I was in high school. I saw him again when I went to LSU. You had to see him to appreciate what he could do. He averaged over 40 points a game each year he played - think about what kind of scoring that requires. His ballhandling and passing were the best parts of his game. Had he been on the right team in the NBA he could have set assist records that would never be broken. He was one of a kind.
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:10 pm to Ike'70
the Cow Palace
I was the the tuky game when he score like 63 and Issel the tuky center had a ton also
I could goggle all the facts but it was a long time ago and I was there
Pete could just hang in the air - he would come down flying and just go up and hang - ! it was awesome
I was the the tuky game when he score like 63 and Issel the tuky center had a ton also
I could goggle all the facts but it was a long time ago and I was there
Pete could just hang in the air - he would come down flying and just go up and hang - ! it was awesome
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:16 pm to The Truth 34
Doesn't seem so long ago, but then many things don't these days. 
Posted on 1/5/16 at 7:52 pm to Mike da Tigah
Got the chance to meet him, following I believe what was only game he played in the PMAC. Jazz vs Hawks preseason game at the PMAC. Asking for his autograph as he exited the locker room he brought me and my buddy into the locker room and introduced us to Jazz Coach Elgin Baylor. Telling me, be sure you get his autograph too.
Pete was the greatest
Pete was the greatest
Posted on 1/5/16 at 8:05 pm to Kajungee
I was a really little fella when I got a chance to get his autograph. All I remember is it was like meeting someone bigger than life. My dad had talked about him so much that I thought I was meeting a Demigod. I was awestruck.
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