Biography:Considered perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in history, he played 10 seasons in the NBA before his career was cut short because of injuries.
Born:June 22, 1947 Birthplace:Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA
1976-01-11 NBA player Pete Maravich (27) weds college sweetheart Jackie Elliser in Metairie, Louisiana, until his death in 1988
Historical Events
1969-02-10 Louisiana State University's Pete Maravich scores 66, despite his team losing to Tulane 101-94
1970-02-02 Louisiana State University's Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
1975-02-08 Pete Maravich scores 47 points as the New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game NBA road losing streak with a 106-102 win over the Hawks in Atlanta
1977-02-25 New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points in a game
2024-03-03 Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I all-time career scoring leader, surpassing Pete Maravich's career total of 3,667; her 35 points in win over visiting Ohio State brings her total to 3,685 and counting
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