Pete Maravich once said, “I don’t want to play 10 years (in the NBA) and then die of a heart attack when I’m 40.” Ironically, Maravich would play for 10 years in the NBA, and would die of heart failure at the age of 40. Maravich was a talented high school basketball player, and his identifying nickname, ‘Pistol’, originated in high school. This name came from his unorthodox shooting form. Maravich would shoot the ball from his side, from a position similar to where a gun was held. Maravich would burnish his already growing legend with a storied college career. With a total of 3,667 points and an average of 44.2 points per game over his time at LSU, Maravich holds the records for both career points totals and career point per game average. Notable, Maravich only played 83 games over his collegiate career, which is the lowest number of games played in the top 25 of scoring leaders. Additionally, Maravich did not play in the varsity team in his freshman year, as the rules prohibited h...
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