Birth name: Peter Press Maravich
Nickname: Pistol Pete
Occupation:  College and NBA basketball star
Birth date: June 22, 1947
Birth place: Aliquippa, Pa.
Death date: Jan. 5, 1988 of a heart attack during a pick-up basketball game           
Death place: California
Burial location: Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height:  6´5"
Weight:  200 lbs
Hair color:  Brown
Position:  Guard
High School: Edward Military Institute in Salemberg, NC
College: Louisiana State
Pro Teams: Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans/Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics
Athletic team jersey numbers: 44, 7, 23

DID YOU KNOW?

•The Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU campus was named after Pete’s tragic passing in 1988.

•Pete was offered the richest contract of his time ever to go to a college player.