Bob Pettit - Wikipedia
On February 18, 1961, Pettit scored a career-high 57 points and grabbed 28 rebounds in a 141–138 win over the Detroit Pistons. [ 8 ] In the following season, he scored a career-best 31.1 points per game, but the Hawks slipped to fourth place.
Today in Sports History-Bob Pettit, 1st to score 20,000 pts.
Nov 12, 2022 · 1982 — Chicago’s Tony Esposito becomes the fourth NHL goaltender with 400 victories. Esposito makes 34 saves to help the Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena. 1984 — Bernie Nicholls of Los Angles becomes the first NHL player to get a goal in all four periods of a game.
Bob Pettit on why he retired from the NBA at age 32 - Basketball ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Bob Pettit was one of the earliest stars of the NBA, dominating the league in every season he played. However, he hung up his shoes at just 32 years old, surprising many people because he was still performing at an elite level in his 11th and last campaign (1964-65).
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Bob Pettit averaged 26.4 points, 16.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. Big Blue, The Bombardier from Baton Rouge are nicknames for Bob Pettit. Checkout the latest stats of Bob Pettit. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
Best Athletes of the 1950s - Top Ten List - TheTopTens
Bob Pettit Robert Lee Pettit Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA. Archie fought in a decade that introduced boxing to television, and he was one of those who took advantage of it.
Legends profile: Bob Pettit - NBA.com
Sep 13, 2021 · Bob Pettit was first to reach the 20,000-point mark en route to an MVP award, the 1958 NBA title and four All-Star MVPs during his 11-year career. When he tried out for the high school team as...
Bob Pettit - The greatest NBA player nobody talks about
Jan 2, 2022 · Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Bob Pettit were the league's first three great big men. They pioneered the game into the freakishly athletic, overly paid, and now delightfully fan-friendly enterprise that we have today.
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On February 18, 1961, Pettit scored a career-high 57 points and grabbed 28 rebounds in a 141-138 win over the Detroit Pistons. In the following season, he scored a career-best 31.1 points per game, but the Hawks slipped to fourth place.
Bob Pettit (NBA Forward) - On This Day
Drafted second overall in 1954, Pettit joined the Milwaukee Hawks and won Rookie of the Year. He played his entire 11-season career with the franchise, which moved to St. Louis. Pettit won the NBA MVP award in 1956 and 1959, and led the league in scoring in 1955-56.
Bob Pettit - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a power forward . He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks between 1954 and 1965.