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Pete Maravich

1947 - 1988

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Peter Press Maravich ( MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. He starred in college at Louisiana State University's Tigers basketball team; his father, Press Maravich, was the team's head coach. Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I men's scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. All of his accomplishments were achieved before the adoption of the three-point line and shot clock, and despite being unable to play varsity as a freshman under then-NCAA rules. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Maravich is the 74th most popular basketball player (down from 63rd in 2019), the 5,157th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,559th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Pete Maravich ranks 74 out of 1,757. Before him are Aleksandar Đorđević, Manute Bol, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dejan Bodiroga, Modestas Paulauskas, and Red Auerbach. After him are Rick Barry, Petar Skansi, Jānis Krūmiņš, Hot Rod Hundley, Rimas Kurtinaitis, and Robert Parish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Pete Maravich ranks 366. Before him are Albert Brooks, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Herbert Mullin, Jerry Nadler, Alan Lee, and Svetlana Toma. After him are Omar Larrosa, Benoît Jacquot, Fernando Savater, Rajko Grlić, Valeriy Pustovoitenko, and Leland Sklar. Among people deceased in 1988, Pete Maravich ranks 121. Before him are Irmgard Seefried, Henry Murray, Daniel Guérin, Pietro Arcari, Franca Raimondi, and Cyril Jackson. After him are Mikha'il Na'ima, Enzo Sacchi, Yuli Daniel, Sabino Barinaga, Jimmy Ball, and Herbert Feigl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pete Maravich ranks 5,157 out of 20,380. Before him are Marilyn French (1929), Cheryl Ladd (1951), Al Jardine (1942), Samuel Wilson (1766), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), and Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960). After him are Rocky Graziano (1919), William Conrad (1920), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Vance D. Brand (1931), Corey Taylor (1973), and John Elkann (1976).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Pete Maravich ranks 46. Before him are Nikos Galis (1957), Moses Malone (1955), Byron Scott (1961), John Stockton (1962), Metta World Peace (1979), and Red Auerbach (1917). After him are Rick Barry (1944), Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Robert Parish (1953), Charles Barkley (1963), Maurice Cheeks (1956), and Allen Iverson (1975).

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