Bob Pettit - Wikipedia
He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times.
Bob Pettit - Basketball-Reference.com
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.
Legends profile: Bob Pettit | NBA.com
Sep 13, 2021 · Bob Pettit was the NBA's first MVP and a standout performer for the Hawks. Despite Pettit’s Rookie of the Year performance, Milwaukee finished in last place in the Western Division with a 26-46...
Bob Pettit | Biography, NBA, Stats, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 8, 2024 · Bob Pettit is an American professional basketball player, the first to score 20,000 points in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A clumsy player in high school, Pettit turned himself into a graceful 6-foot 9-inch (2.06-metre) athlete, and …
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).
Bob Pettit Biography, Childhood, Career, Life, Facts
May 2, 2020 · Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is a retired basketball player who played in the NBA between 1954 and 1965. Pettit is one of the earliest stars in the NBA, who set precedent for the exceptional performance, players such as Jerry West, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James will later go on to display in the course of the NBA ...
Robert L. "Bob" Pettit - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Robert L. "Bob" Pettit. Lean, graceful, and always well-conditioned, Bob Pettit's physical build made him one of the first big men to play facing the basket. But Pettit's resolve set him apart from his peers; he simply would not be outworked by his competitors.
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.
Q&A: Bob Pettit, the league's first-ever MVP | NBA.com
Nov 12, 2021 · His no-plays-off approach helped Pettit become an NBA champion, Rookie of the Year, 11-time All-Star and two-time NBA MVP. Here’s a Q&A with Pettit where he talks about his playing days and...
Archive 75: Bob Pettit - NBA.com
Dec 22, 2021 · Bob Pettit defined the modern power forward position, and in doing so set standards that had never-before been reached in professional basketball.