1971
Rookie Year
10
Seasons
Pete Maravich è una leggenda del basket e una delle figure più iconiche nella storia dei Utah Jazz. Cresciuto a LSU. Il suo lascito continua a ispirare generazioni di tifosi e giocatori in tutto il mondo.
Vita Privata e Famiglia
Stato
Married to Jackie Maravich
Pete Maravich never wore a Pelicans uniform. He played in New Orleans from 1974 to 1979, when the city had a team called the Jazz. But number 7 hangs retired in the Smoothie King Center — because some legacies belong to a city, not a franchise.
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His 44.2 PPG college average is so far ahead of any other player that it may never be broken — Oscar Robertson (33.8) is second.
He predicted his own death in a 1974 interview — 'I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack at 40' — and died of a heart attack at age 40 in 1988.
His father Press literally designed his entire childhood around basketball mastery — Pete grew up dribbling between bus seats and tying a basketball to his wrist at night.
Was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 — before his premature death — a recognition of just how transcendent his career was.
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Pete Maravich averaged 44.2 PPG in college, led the NBA in scoring in 1977, and was the most creative offensive player of his era. Here is why #7 belongs in the Jazz rafters.
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