re: Pistol Pete Died 33 Yrs Ago Today

I remember his comments after he signed with the Hawks. A reporter asked him what were his contract terms, he replied "$200 a week and room and board"

I also recall reading an article around that same time that his biggest fear was that he'd "play in the NBA for 10 years and then drop dead at 40".

RIP, Pistol. you were fun to watch in a sport that is deadly dull nowadays (at least on the pro level).