Pete Maravich

Also known as Pistol Pete, Peter Press Maravich

American basketball player

Film & TV

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA

Peter Press Maravich, known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. He played for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams until injuries forced his retirement in 1980 following a 10-year professional basketball career.

Known for

Note Worthy: 50 Seasons of Jazz Basketball — Self (archive footage)2024
Maravich's 68 — Himself2023
Maravich — Self (archive footage)2018
Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
The Night of Pistol Pete — self2004
Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich — Self2001
Scoring — Himself1979

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Key facts

1980: Boston Celtics
Born: ( 1947-06-22 ) June 22, 1947, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Died: January 5, 1988 (1988-01-05) (aged 40), Pasadena, California , U.S.
Listed height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight: 197 lb (89 kg)
High school: D. W. Daniel , ( Central, South Carolina ) Broughton , ( Raleigh, North Carolina ) Edwards Military Institute, ( Salemburg, North Carolina )
College: LSU (1967–1970)
Nba draft: 1970 : 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted by: Atlanta Hawks
Playing career: 1970–1980
Position: Shooting guard
Number: 44, 7
1970 1974: Atlanta Hawks
1974 1980: New Orleans / Utah Jazz
Points: 15,948 (24.2 ppg)
Rebounds: 2,747 (4.2 rpg)
Assists: 3,563 (5.4 apg)

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Sports profile

Sport: Basketball
Position: Shooting Guard
Nationality: United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Aliquippa
Place of death: Pasadena
Father: Press Maravich
Occupation: basketball player
Educated at: Louisiana State University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Sport: basketball
Member of team: Atlanta Hawks
Position played: point guard
League: National Basketball Association
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 90
Official website: www.petemaravich.com
Image: Pete Maravich 1977.jpeg
Height: 196

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1947-06-22
date of death: 1988-01-05
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: Pete Maravich
drafted by: Golden State Warriors
end of work period: 1980-00-00
start of work period: 1970-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Press Maravich (/ˈmɛərəˌvɪtʃ/ MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), also known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.

Maravich starred in college for Louisiana State University's Tigers basketball team, which was coached by his father, Press Maravich. He is the all-time top scorer in NCAA Division I men's basketball, having scored 3,667 points at an average of 44.2 per game. He accomplished this before the adoption of the three-point line and shot clock, and before freshmen were allowed to play varsity by the NCAA.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pete Maravich” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.