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	Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich (1947-1988)
		Basketball player Pete Maravich's showmanship and style earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete." In the first of his four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, he was named to the National Basketball Association's (NBA) All-Rookie Team.
		Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Pete Press Maravich was the son of Helen and Press Maravich, a former National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America guard and college coach.
		Maravich and his family moved to rural Louisiana, where he held basketball clinics, made instructional basketball videos, and worked occasionally as a commentator.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/ArticlePrintable.jsp?id=h-732 (550 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Press Maravich
		Press Maravich (August 29, 1915 - April 15, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball coach.
		Maravich took over the head coaching duties when health problems, namely cancer, forced to Case to retire early in the 1964 - 1965 season.
		Maravich left for Louisiana State University in April of 1966 where he coached his son, Pete Maravich.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Press_Maravich (325 words)

	NBA.com: Pete Maravich Bio
		He was the son of Press Maravich, who had been a guard with the Youngstown Bears of the National Basketball League in 1945-46 and with the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America in 1946-47.
		Maravich averaged 26.2 ppg during the postseason as the Hawks bowed to Boston in the conference semifinals for a second straight year.
		Maravich was a notorious long-range bomber during his career, but until now he had never played in a league, college or pro, that used the three-point shot.
	www.nba.com /history/players/maravich_bio.html (2265 words)

	"Pistol Pete" Maravich's Greatest Game
		A standing-room-only crowd of 10,600 filled the Coliseum in anticipation of seeing Maravich, the "LSU Moppet" with the shaggy hair and sagging socks who was as close to a rock star as a basketball player could be in those days.
		It "held" Maravich, who came in averaging 43 points, to 16 in the first half and raced out to a 15-point, second-half lead.
		Maravich scored 11 of the Tigers' 12 points in the second overtime, and he did it with the style and flair that made him famous.
	coachlikeapro.tripod.com /basketball/id57.html (670 words)

	thepistol
		Perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in history, Maravich's offensive repertoire was endless: He could dazzle with Harlem Globetrotter-like dribbling, toss a no-look pass with pinpoint accuracy or sink a fall-away jumper with two defenders draped on him.
		The 1970 College Player of the Year was selected third overall in the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and wasted little time becoming a prime-time player by averaging 23.2 ppg in his rookie season.
		After spending four seasons in Atlanta, Maravich was traded to the New Orleans Jazz where he peaked as an NBA showman and superstar.
	www.geocities.com /pistolpetededication/thepistol.html (347 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 02/18/2007 \| One Last Thing \| The creator of the modern game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Pete's father, Press Maravich, was a member of the college game's greatest generation of coaches.
		Press would frequently brag that his child would be "the first million-dollar pro." Pete internalized these boasts.
		Maravich was not the best player ever to play the game; he was the most visionary.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/news/editorial/16722842.htm (694 words)

	ESPN.com: Page 2 : Always a Pistol, always Showtime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		To whistle Pete for a foul was to incur the wrath of Press.
		Press assigned Les a seat on the bench and had him keep track of Pete's assists and steals, which he thought were being deliberately undercounted by opposing teams' statisticians.
		Press had vowed to get even, though it was beginning to look as if that would not happen in his natural lifetime.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/page2/story?page=kriegel/070207 (3279 words)

	Dubious Quality: Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich
		One of Maravich's most famous games (there were many) came against Georgia at the end of his junior year in 1969.
		And there's certainly a connection between Press Maravich (his father) and Emperor Qin Shi Huangi (the terracotta army): it reminds us of the single-minded, obsessive behavior that can produce remarkable results--but at a terrible cost.
		Press might have been one of the single worst examples of a "Little League father" in history, and his obsession produced a basketball machine.
	dubiousquality.blogspot.com /2007/02/pistol-life-of-pete-maravich.html (457 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich at Epinions.com
		Maravich has been overshadowed over the years by names such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Julius Erving, but take it from me -- he's at the top of my list as the single greatest ballhandler in NBA history.
		Maravich was the son of Press Maravich, a high school and college basketball coach, who obviously was driven to success through the relationship through his father.
		Maravich should have filled up basketball arenas for years to come after college, but it didn't work out that way.
	www.epinions.com /book-review-8A6-17104802-39D670F3-prod2 (573 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Pistol, by Mark Kriegel, Hardcover
		Maravich was a child prodigy, a prodigal son, his father's ransom in a Faustian bargain, and a Great White Hope.
		Press Maravich had been a neglected child trapped in a hellish industrial town, but the game enabled him to blossom.
		Kriegel presents Pete Maravich (1947—1988) as a "child prodigy, prodigal son, his father's ransom in a Faustian bargain." His father, Press Maravich, was the poor son of Serbian immigrants to Pennsylvania, a man obsessed with basketball as a means of personal and financial redemption.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&endeca=1&isbn=0743284976&itm=2 (1195 words)

	To My Son Benjamin
		Maravich and Hudson (27.1 ppg) comprised a formidable offensive duo, ranking fourth and fifth in the NBA, respectively, but their styles couldn't have been more different.
		Maravich averaged 26.2 points during the postseason as the Hawks bowed to Boston in the conference semifinals for a second straight year.
		Although Maravich's game was not built on fundamentals, it did require precision, and his brace-encased knee slowed him down and turned his once-quick pirouettes into slow-motion spinouts.
	www.unmc.edu /Community/ruralmeded/RCBfile/maravich.htm (3598 words)

	ESPN Classic - Maravich's creative artistry dazzled
		Though Maravich played before freshmen were eligible for the varsity and before the three-point shot was established, he loved gunning from long range.
		Peter Press Maravich was born on June 22, 1947 in Aliquippa, Pa. His father Press, who had played professionally for the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America and become a coach, began teaching Pete the game when he was seven.
		Maravich led the nation in scoring all three of his seasons, averaging 43.8, 44.2 and 44.5 and reaching 50 points 28 times.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Maravich_Pete.html (1365 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Pete "Pistol Pete" Maravich (1947-1988)
		Basketball player Pete Maravich's showmanship and style earned him the nickname "Pistol Pete." In the first of his four seasons with the Atlanta Hawks,
		A project of the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/GALILEO, the Office of the Governor, and the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.
		Copyright 2004-2007 by the Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-732 (648 words)

	fuise: NBA History: Maravich Bio
		Maravich wasn't warmly received by the team's veterans, who resented his $1.9-million contract-a huge amount at the time.
		Maravich worked hard on other aspects of his game, however, recording career highs in rebounds (422) and steals (120) and averaging 6.2 assists per game.
		On the surface, Maravich was an odd choice for the team-oriented Celtics, but he worked himself back into shape and applied his considerable skills to the unfamiliar challenge of serving as a part-time contributor.
	fuise.livejournal.com /17980.html (2213 words)

	Sports With Moore - FOX Sports Blogs
		Maravich basically carried a team of mediocre basketball players to a 20-8 record in 1970 while being named College Player of the Year.
		In the NBA, Maravich played against better players, but he still was a five time All-Star, averaged 24.2 ppg (15th best All-Time) and did most of it while dealing with injuries and personal problems.
		Even better, after Maravich was criticized for his flashiness, "They don't pay you a million dollars for a two handed chest pass." Pistol Pete was the player he was because of drills he practiced daily from the age of 7, basically inventing behind-the-back, over-the-shoulder and no-look passes.
	community.foxsports.com /blogs/MooreSports/Pete_Maravich (1387 words)

	Pete Maravich Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In 1970, Maravich led LSU to a 20-8 record and a third place finish in the NIT
		When Peter Press Maravich stepped onto a basketball court, spectators and opponents had to have a carefully trained eye because "Pistol Pete" rarely duplicated the same move twice.
		Maravich finished his career with the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics in 1980.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/Maravich.htm (792 words)

	True Hoop: Mark Kriegel on PISTOL
		As Kriegel explains, long before Pete was born, Press established a family dynamic that practically forced Pete to become a brilliant-but-depressed-hardwood-wizard, and the crazier that family got, the more Pete had to become a superstar at all costs.
		Press was born in Pittsburgh, when it really was like "hell with the lid taken off." When he was three-and-a-half his father was killed, so they move to Aliquippa, Pennsylvania where his stepfather was not close to him.
		Press said you don't understand, he's going to be the first million dollar player.
	www.truehoop.com /basketball-books-70784-mark-kriegel-on-pistol.html (2871 words)

	The State \| 12/22/2006 \| ‘Maravich’ a proper piece on Pistol Pete
		“Maravich” is a recently released, 400-page-plus biography of “Pistol Pete” Maravich by co-authors Marshall Terrill and Wayne Federman.
		In 1998, when Maravich was named to the all-time top 50, the time seemed ripe to write his life story.
		Press Maravich died of prostate cancer, and Pete’s mother, Helen, battled alcoholism and finally committed suicide.
	www.thestate.com /mld/thestate/16295057.htm (960 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Pete Maravich
		Playing for his father, Press Maravich, at Louisiana State University, he scored 3,667 points in 83 games for an average of 44.2 a game over his three-year career.
		Maravich led the nation in scoring all three years, with averages of 43.8 in 1967-68, 44.2 in 1968-69, and 44.5 in 1969-70.
		Maravich was released in early 1980 and signed with the Boston Celtics.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/maravichpete.shtml (317 words)

	Finder: Maravich book a unique tale of basketball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		It was at that church where a missionary lured the disadvantaged Press -- all four of his siblings died young and his father was killed in the mill -- and showed him the light that was not the Maker, but basketball.
		As put by Sharon Danovich of Edgewood, the daughter of a former Press teammate and player, a woman who is something of an Aliquippa hoops historian herself (and helped Kriegel in his detailed reporting), the Serb way of that day was to raise children who would later care for you.
		Peter Press Maravich from his 1947 birth was forced by Coach Dad to change basketball.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/07049/763049-195.stm (792 words)

	PETE MARAVICH
		Pete Maravich, a 6'5" shooting guard, was born on June 22, 1947 in Pennsylvania.
		He went to college at LSU and played for his father, Press Maravich.
		It was all in vain; Peter Press Maravich, known to the world as "Pistol Pete," slipped into eternity at 9:42 a.m.
	www.angelfire.com /in/alpage2442542220/pistol.html (605 words)

	True Hoop: Maravich
		Raised Christian, Press and Helen Maravich were in the habit of taking their family to church every Sunday.
		Maravich starred on the high school team starting when he was just a tiny eighth grader.
		Maravich confesses in his autobiography that after pulling off a strong win over Oklahoma, he stayed up too late and drank too much.
	www.truehoop.com /basketball-books-55305-maravich.html (2595 words)

	The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
		His father Press has just passed away, and Pete is telling his son about the wonderful upbringing he had and what an important influence Press was on Pete.
		Press Maravich continues to encourage Pete, and as a result Pete redoubles his efforts to train and improve.
		By focusing on Pete Maravich's developmental years, it shows how the values and work ethic that he acquired at an early age were important factors in his development into a great basketball player.
	www.chucksconnection.com /pistol.html (1403 words)

	HoopsKing.com
		Pete inherited a dream from his father, Press Maravich (Nick Benedict) and he believed that if he committed himself completely to his dream, he would one day play professional basketball and win a championship ring.
		This movie chronicles Pete Maravich's first year of competitive basketball as an undersized 8th grader playing varsity basketball in Louisiana circa 1959. Pete's dedication to basketball is matched only by his dedication and belief in his Dad's wisdom.
		Pistol Pete Maravich's childhood, and the father-son relationship that was the fuel for Pete's later basketball greatness.
	www.hoopsking.com /hoopsStore/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1627 (531 words)

	Book Review: Maravich \| HOOPSWORLD.com \| NBA News and Information \| powered by Basketball News Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		As it turns out, the story of Pete Maravich is the story of anyone who wants something so badly that they will literally do anything it takes to achieve their dreams.
		Indeed, it was Press who infected Pete with the basketball bug from a young age.
		Maravich, the definitive biography of "Pistol" Pete, takes the reader on an adventure that starts with the most prolific scorer in the history of high school and college sports and follows him through the trials and tribulations that he encountered as he began his career in the NBA.
	www.hoopsworld.com /article_19613.shtml (906 words)

	Pete Maravich Videos - DVDs and VHS
		“Press” Maravich instilled in his son, “Pistol” Pete Maravich, a love for the game of basketball that carried throughout his life.
		Press, a naval aviator and former professional basketball player turned coach, began showing Pete the fundamentals of the game when Pete was seven years old.
		Press went to great lengths to keep the drills interesting for his son - even going so far as to drive his car at varying speeds while his aspiring son leaned out the passenger window, trying to control the ball he was dribbling!
	www.pistol-pete-videos.com (431 words)

	Amazon.com: Pete Maravich: Magician of the Hardwood (Great American Sports Legends): Books: Mike Towle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Pete Maravich might not have been the greatest basketball player of his generation, but he was unquestionably the most exciting and entertaining.
		Maravich first captured the nation’s attention while playing basketball for his father at Louisiana State University, averaging an incredible 44.2 points per game over three years and earning college player-of-the-year honors in 1970.
		Maravich’s life is an inspiration for all who love the game of basketball and appreciate the contributions made by one of the best ever to play it.
	www.amazon.com /Pete-Maravich-Magician-Hardwood-American/dp/1581823746 (1204 words)

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