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LSU and St. Louis Hawks legend Bob Pettit passes away at 93:

Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:40 pm
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
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Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:40 pm
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28964 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:41 pm to
RIP to a Legend
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
37075 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:43 pm to
Mostly because of how long ago he played, but he is one of the best basketball players of all time that no one really mentions.
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
7436 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:47 pm to
Cliff Hagen, 93, is the last living player from the 1958 championship team and 4 NBA Finals teams from St. Louis.
Posted by McMillan
Member since Jul 2018
7436 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 4:49 pm to
Game 6 1958 Finals on radio (Pettit 50 pt scoring game)


LINK
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
45638 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 5:37 pm to
Kobe near the end of his career passed Pettit for the most career points in All-Star game history.

Only retired player to average more than 20 points every year he was in the league.
Posted by Juan Betanzos
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
5039 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 5:41 pm to
Gentleman above ALL else…he was an all-time great
Posted by Da #1 Stunna
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/24/26 at 10:36 pm to
Very sad to hear this news.

I met him 1 night at a Hornets game back in the day.

He was behind me in line at the concession stand at the SKC and I immediately recognized him and introduced myself as a fan. He carried himself as an incredible amount of humility.

Class Act.

Tiger Legend.

Posted by LCLa
Member since Apr 2017
4776 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:14 pm to
Tigerland legend - not because he partied there, but because he’s the name of the street
Posted by MacAndNeese1957
Destin, FL
Member since Aug 2026
11 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:19 pm to
I thought he was black. Learn something new every day.
Posted by ZOU
STL
Member since Oct 2014
1922 posts
Posted on 9/24/26 at 11:38 pm to
quote:

I thought he was black. Learn something new every day.


He’s the white Larry Bird, before Larry Bird. A true alpha male among a league of low test betas.
This post was edited on 9/24/26 at 11:39 pm
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