Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (/ ˈpɛtɪt / PET-it; born December 12, 1932) [2] is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965).

Dec 8, 2024 · Bob Pettit is an American professional basketball player, the first to score 20,000 points in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A clumsy player in high school, Pettit turned himself into a graceful 6-foot 9-inch (2.06-metre) athlete, and …

May 2, 2020 · Bob Pettit – Biography and career accomplishments. Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is a retired basketball player who played in the NBA between 1954 and 1965.

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Dec 22, 2021 · Pettit wasted little time shattering records in college, for in his sophomore year he averaged 25.5 points for 24 games, set an all-time LSU scoring record, established a conference mark of 50 ...

Dec 22, 2021 · Pettit admitted that becoming the first player in the history of the NBA to score 20,000 points was his last great personal goal. He reached this total in November and had 20,841 points at the...

Sep 13, 2021 · Bob Pettit was first to reach the 20,000-point mark en route to an MVP award, the 1958 NBA title and four All-Star MVPs during his 11-year career. When he tried out for the …

Robert E. Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959.

Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a power forward. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks between 1954 and 1965. He was an NBA champion in 1958 and an 11-time NBA All-Star.

Dec 3, 2024 · Bob Pettit – NBA Draft and conversion to Power Forward When he was drafted by the Hawks to play in Milwaukee (soon to be St. Louis) he signed an $11,000 contract, estimated to be the biggest ever signed by a Rookie at the time.