Two-time NBA MVP, basketball Hall of Famer dies at 93
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Key Points:
- Bob Pettit, a legendary NBA player and two-time MVP (1956, 1959), has died at the age of 93, LSU announced.
- Pettit played for the Hawks from 1954 to 1965, averaging 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds per game, and was known for his iconic 50-point performance in the 1958 NBA Finals that secured the championship for St. Louis.
- He was the NBA's first MVP, first 20,000-point scorer, and first four-time All-Star Game MVP, significantly influencing the power forward position.
- Pettit starred at LSU from 1951 to 1954, leading the team to the 1953 Final Four and earning three first-team All-SEC selections before being drafted No. 2 overall in 1954.
- He was an 11-time NBA All-Star and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
