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Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
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What happenedBob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93.
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Left / center-leftBob Pettit, the first NBA MVP and Hawks great, dies at 93
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Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93.
Bob Pettit, the first NBA MVP and Hawks great, dies at 93
NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA's first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater...
FILE - FILE - In this Dec. 10, 1957, file photo,Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks leaps to make a one-handed shot during a 1957 game against the Cincinnati Royals at Madison Square Garden i...
