Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first MVP award in 1956, has died. He was 93.
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What happenedNEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first MVP award in 1956, has died. He was 93.
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Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
NEW ORLEANS — Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first MVP award in 1956, has died. He was 93.