What we know
What we know: Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
Compiled Sep 24
What we know
- Bob Pettit died at age 93, according to LSU
- He won the NBA's first Most Valuous Player award in 1956
- He was an All-Star for all 11 of his NBA seasons, all with the St. Louis Hawks
- He led the Hawks to the 1958 NBA championship over the Boston Celtics, the franchise's only title
- He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970
- He retired after the 1964-65 season with career averages of 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds
What we don’t know yet
- LSU did not provide a cause of death
Open questions
- What was the cause of Bob Pettit's death?
- What did Pettit do in banking and financial consulting after retiring from basketball?
- How often did he attend LSU and New Orleans Pelicans games in recent years?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.