re: Pistol Pete died at age 40?

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Maravich died suddenly at age 40 during a pick-up game as a consequence of a previously undetected congenital heart defect. One of the youngest players ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Maravich was cited by the Hall as "perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in history..

Had the pleasure of watching him play against Auburn and John Mengelt. Mengelt scored 60 against Bama on Feb 14, 1970, of course Pistol scored 69 vs Bama a week earlier Feb. 7, 1970 which is the second most in a game in the history of D-1 basketball.

List of players scoring 60 or more in a game.. (Pete has a few here)

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Maravich's longstanding collegiate scoring record is particularly impressive when two other factors are taken into account:

-First, NCAA rules at the time of Maravich's collegiate career prohibited freshmen from taking part in varsity competition, preventing Maravich from adding to his career record for a full quarter of his time at LSU. During this first year, Maravich scored 741 points in freshman competition.

-Second, Maravich played before the advent of the three-point line. His long-distance shooting skill thus produced far fewer points than would have been the case in a later era. Years later, former LSU head basketball coach Dale Brown charted every college game Maravich played, taking into consideration all shots he took. Brown calculated that at the NCAA rule of a three-point line at 19-foot (5.8 m), 9-inches from the rim, Maravich would have averaged thirteen 3-point scores per game, lifting the player's career average to 57 points per game.

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