Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St Louis Hawks, has died at 93. He won the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956.
Pettit’s alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier. The university did not give a cause of death.
His NBA career with the Hawks
Pett. t was an All-American at LSU before going to the NBA, where he was an All-Star in each of his 11 seasons, all with the Hawks. He led the team to the 1958 championship over the Boston Celtics, the Hawks’ only title.
