Bob Pettit Bio
Robert E. Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. was born December 12
, 1932 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Pettit is a retired NBA basketball player who played all 11 seasons with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). The 1st recipient of the NBA's MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award, Pettit was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. During his NBA career he was listed as being 6'9" and 215 lbs.Though he was cut from his high school's varsity basketball team as a freshman and sophomore, Pettit persevered and became a starter as a 6'4" junior and led Baton Rouge High to its 1st state championship in over 20 years as a senior.
After high school, Pettit accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Louisiana State University (LSU). There, he became a 3 time All-Southeastern Conference selection and a 2 time All American. During his 3 seasons, he led the team to 2 Southeastern Conference Championships and 1 Final Four appearance. He also was a member of the Zeta Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at LSU and grew 5 inches during his time there. In 1954, his number (50) was retired at LSU; the 1st Tiger athlete in any sport to receive such distinction. Entering the 2009-10 season, he still holds the career rebound average record at 14.8 rebounds per game.
Pettit was selected in the 1st round as the 2nd overall pick of the 1954 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Hawks. He quickly silenced his critics and won the NBA 'Rookie of the Year' Award in 1955 after averaging 20.4 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. He also played in his 1st All-Star Game and earned the 1st of his 10 consecutive selections to the All-NBA First Team. The next season, the Hawks moved to St. Louis. In 1957, the Hawks were able to reach the NBA Finals versus the Boston Celtics, but were defeated in a thrilling 7 game series that featured a 2 point margin, 2 OT (over time) game in the series clincher. The following season, the Hawks again faced the rival Celtics in the NBA Finals, but this time Pettit led the St. Louis Hawks to an NBA Championship.
Pettit's individual accolades include 1954-55 NBA Rookie of the Year, 4x NBA all-Star MVP, 2x NBA MVP, being on the NBA 25th, 35th and 50th Anniversary Teams, 10x All-NBA First Team selection, 1 All-NBA Second Team selection, 11 NBA All-Star selections, 2 NBA scoring championships, having his jersey number (9) retired by the Atlanta Hawks and being elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. At the end of the 1964-65 season, the 32-year-old Pettit decided to retire from the game after being limited to 50 games by a knee injury. Pettit is married to his wife Carol and has 3 children.
Bob Pettit Bio
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