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Peter “Pistol Pete” Maravich

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Peter “Pistol Pete” Maravich Famous memorial

Original Name
Peter Press Maravich
Birth
Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Jan 1988 (aged 40)
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.4002301, Longitude: -91.0471868
Plot
Garden of Prayer, 88, C 3
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Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. The greatest NCAA college basketball scorer in history, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. He played collegiately for his father, head coach Press Maravich, at Louisiana State University's Tigers team. He spent most of his professional career as a shooting guard with the Atlanta Hawks (1970 to 1974) and the New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz (1974 to 1980). He finished his NBA career with the Boston Celtics in 1980. He collapsed and died after playing in a pick-up basketball game in Pasadena, California.
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. The greatest NCAA college basketball scorer in history, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. He played collegiately for his father, head coach Press Maravich, at Louisiana State University's Tigers team. He spent most of his professional career as a shooting guard with the Atlanta Hawks (1970 to 1974) and the New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz (1974 to 1980). He finished his NBA career with the Boston Celtics in 1980. He collapsed and died after playing in a pick-up basketball game in Pasadena, California.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jun 17, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3088/peter-maravich: accessed ), memorial page for Peter “Pistol Pete” Maravich (22 Jun 1947–5 Jan 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3088, citing Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.