biography
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Maravich, Pete
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popular name of Peter Press, nickname Pistol Pete
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1948–88)
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| biography:
| Basketball player, born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association scoring leader at Louisiana State University (1968–70), virtually rewriting the National Collegiate Athlete Association record book. Among his many records, he averaged 44·2 points per game. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, and Boston Celtics, where he averaged 24.2 points per game over 10 years. In 1987 he was elected to basketball's Hall of Fame. |
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