re: Pistol Pete Died 33 Yrs Ago Today

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I saw him in person at Memorial Coliseum when I was a kid. We cheered for UK but we also cheered for Pistol Pete. I heard them interview Rupp and ask him why he didn't play a gimmick defense to stop him. Rupp said he was going to stop the other 4 players that we could, and we would win if we did that and we did. Truth was Rupp was a huge fan of Pistol Pete and liked watching him play. Those were fun games with scores well over 100 points. Pete got 65 one game and Dan Issel had 51.

Pete would pull up and shoot 35 foot shots, some went in. It was fun to watch his ball handling and passing. He was a show. RIP Pete. You brought joy to basketball.

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