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Posted on 2/28/12 at 2:03 pm to lenlews
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Toxic sock syndrome.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 2:09 pm to bbap
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An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a rare congenital defect; he had been born with a missing left coronary artery, a vessel which supplies blood to the muscle fibers of the heart. His right coronary artery was grossly enlarged and had been compensating for the defect.
This.
If you've never read "Heir to a Dream" -- Pete's autobiography, it really is one of the best sports books you could ever read. Extremely well written and one of the greatest basketball stories history will ever record.
In the book, he's brutally honest about his life, his family and his struggles with alcohol. Talks in depth about how he hit rock bottom and turned it all around by becoming born again.
When he died, he was no doubt happier than he'd been in his entire life because he finally found peace and real purpose in his life.
I read that book way back in 1988 and no book has ever hit me in the gut like that one.
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Posted on 2/28/12 at 2:17 pm to allin2010
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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)
And all before anyone knew what a "3-point line" was...
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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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Posted on 2/28/12 at 2:41 pm to Sao
I met Pete for the first time right after his nba career ended.At that time he was not a very happy or nice guy.A few years later i had the chance to work for Pete.We worked together for about 5 days and he was a born again christan.We were working together building his home in Covington.During this week we worked together and talked quite a bit.He had changed so much since the time i had met him before.We talked LSU basketball and about his nba career.The last time i saw him he was going to Boston to play in a hall of fame game and he was still in good shape and i told him it wasnt fair that he was still so young playing against all the old guys.It was a sad day when we lost Pete.I not only consider him the best ever I thought of him as a freind
Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:15 pm to brickman
Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:29 pm to Sao
The very night of Pete's death, Dave Cowens was being interviewed on Nightline by some African-American announcer, who proceeded to ignore all of Cowens' reflections on his former teammate, and instead, kept grilling him with insults.
Example: {quote} "Well there's no doubt he was never a team player, he was just a hot dog, he was just a hot dog, right?"
And I remember it wasn't necessarily the question, but the WAY he said it to Cowens. Cowens looked like he wanted to punch the guy in the mouth. This announcer did his best to disgrace Maravich as much as he could, and never said ONE positive thing.
I wish I could remember this anal region's name, because at the time I wanted to go through the TV screen and strangle him. He would have made Louis Farrakhan look like Mr. Rogers.
Example: {quote} "Well there's no doubt he was never a team player, he was just a hot dog, he was just a hot dog, right?"
And I remember it wasn't necessarily the question, but the WAY he said it to Cowens. Cowens looked like he wanted to punch the guy in the mouth. This announcer did his best to disgrace Maravich as much as he could, and never said ONE positive thing.
I wish I could remember this anal region's name, because at the time I wanted to go through the TV screen and strangle him. He would have made Louis Farrakhan look like Mr. Rogers.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 3:58 pm to LsuTool
"death comes soon." Adi Da Samraj (and numerous Buddhists over the millenia. Note that some Buddhist sects have a SKULL as the master bead on their malas.
"death comes out of season". Plato
both are truth.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:02 pm to ottothewise
Every now and then, a player that transcends school fandom comes around, one that even though he plays for someone else, you can't help but love to watch him play because you know you're watching something very special.
The Pistol was one of those guys. He had a brash nickname and backed it up. He owned that basketball like it was part of his body. Even with an average supporting cast, he wasn't going to be denied. Only his knees would stop him.
He played for LSU but he belonged to any basketball fan who had the good fortune to watch him play, and luckily I did.
The Pistol was one of those guys. He had a brash nickname and backed it up. He owned that basketball like it was part of his body. Even with an average supporting cast, he wasn't going to be denied. Only his knees would stop him.
He played for LSU but he belonged to any basketball fan who had the good fortune to watch him play, and luckily I did.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:04 pm to Sao
The records he set in college were pretty amazing. A helluva player.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:04 pm to BamaFan89
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Pistol Pete
A true legend
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:26 pm to bamascott2
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The records he set in college were pretty amazing. A helluva player.
Pete did things in B'ball that hadn't been done. It was like watching a Globetrotter playing a legit game. I can't imagine what he would have done with a three point line.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:32 pm to Sao
He is arguably the most famous alumnus from the high school (D.W. Daniel High School) I attended here in SC.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 5:54 pm to Randyh3253
get slammed, slay a sorostitute, wake up the next day, and drop 60.
Pete lived the life man
Pete lived the life man
Posted on 2/28/12 at 6:42 pm to Sao
He had an odd condition in which one of the vessels supplying blood to his heart was not oriented the way it should have been such that when he exerted himself, the heart was physically strangled by said vessel.
My former preacher actually had the same condition but the doctors happened to see it on a random x-ray. He was the 3rd person ever to have the condition detected before it killed him.
My former preacher actually had the same condition but the doctors happened to see it on a random x-ray. He was the 3rd person ever to have the condition detected before it killed him.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 6:45 pm to stapuffmarshy
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NO ONE compares with Pete
and I mean NO ONE
LINK
Dang. Looks like he was better shooting with one hand than he was two. And Gumbel is right. Adjusting for the 3 point line scoring he did, Pete would have averaged 55 or better for sure.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 6:55 pm to RebelWriter
quote:Does not show up on "random x-ray". Would only be picked up on a cath, nuclear treadmill, high speed CT looking for calcium score, possibly on an echo but not sure about that. Your preacher was quite lucky. BTW - probably not the same condition as PM because even if detected, there is nothing to jump to with a bypass operation. Strange how the heart works when it is slowly deprived of oxygenated blood. It develops collateral circulation to supply the heart with blood and oxygen. That is why young people who have a sudden occlusion drop dead because of no collateral circulation. An older heart that has developed the collateral, many people survive long enough to get to the hospital and things can get fixed.
My former preacher actually had the same condition but the doctors happened to see it on a random x-ray. He was the 3rd person ever to have the condition detected before it killed him.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 7:01 pm to Sao
Give him a 3 point line and he would have hit mid 60's. When he crossed mid court he was with in his range. And how many of his team mates did he hit in the body with a behind the back pass?
Posted on 2/28/12 at 7:43 pm to MetTiger
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Every now and then, a player that transcends school fandom comes around, one that even though he plays for someone else, you can't help but love to watch him play because you know you're watching something very special. The Pistol was one of those guys.
This.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 8:24 pm to GFunk
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Played biddy-ball all-stars vs one of his sons
so did my son. i think pete's son was named jason. you must be my son's age; played in covington league in the early '90s? time slips away but i'm pretty sure it was '92 or close to that. i may know you or your parents. we moved to nashville shortly after.
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