SEC Storied - Pete Maravich

[@rethompson9620]

I was in church service in NOLA when Pistol walked the aisle and accepted Christ as his Savior. He had been sitting two pews in front of me and I didn’t know it. Wow.

[@fivehead6675]

That’s amazing

[@Justthemow]

If you go to Covington up hwy 21 on the right side there is still his business sign right past DiMartinos

[@johntatum1951]

So, glad Pete was a good Christian man when he passed on to Heaven.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Awesome!!!

[@jefferyfennix1114]

Amen!

[@GBeret83]

Laker HOF foward, Elgin Baylor, was once quoted as saying......"Oscar Robertson was the best guard I ever played against. Jerry West was the best guard I ever played with. But Pete Maravich was the best I ever saw."

[@rks5457]

Lol are you sure you saw that quote from Elgin Baylor? Pretty sure that was someone else. But you know he was coaching Pete on Jazz and letting Pete ball hog, shoot a lot of shots and lose games.

[@troypalisi3757]

@@rks5457 I knew Pete personally….have some class buddy.

[@wrangler870]

@@rks5457I know that there are people that unconsciously raise themselves by attempting to lower others. Please look inward. No one appreciates that , even though in their class they don’t mention anything to you. I speak from personal experience so that should end this exchange.

[@tugginalong]

Thank you My father died when I was 9 and you never get over it. Sometimes it still hurts but most days it’s fine. He’d expect me to live my life as best I can. My mother died when I was 42. I’m now 61. Family is what matters. Not basketball, not fame, not money. To Pete’s children- live your life. He’d want that.

[@markbeeman6894]

Its facinating coach made his son an android.

[@TruthFactsLM57]

Here Im 5 yrs later reading your comment days after Josh Maravich has died , its so sad for those family and friends left behind .

[@glenngibbs1267]

I've said it before he was & is the greatest ball player if all time

[@craighoward6825]

I have been telling my friends that and they don't want to listen

[@glenngibbs1267]

Then they r blind & deaf

[@igethighhighhigh]

* innovator. Mj is and will forever be the goat with ease 😂

@@igethighhighhigh Don't kid yourself. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar siad MJ is not the GOAT. Bird is the real GOAT.

[@chrisloesch1870]

@@craighoward6825 Pete Maravich was AWESOME!

[@TruthFactsLM57]

Thanks alot for posting this , been waiting for this. As a kid Johnny Unitas in Football , Carl Yastrzemski in baseball were my favorite players in those 2 sports . But my all time favorite was Pete Maravich . When he died in Jan 1988 I was crushed and over the years learned about his life on and off the court making what he did that more special . But all that he did was not as important as if he had lived and was still with us ,and with his family who miss more than we do .

[@bruce-z9p]

When Larry was drafted by the Celtics he let all the players know that he didnt buy lunch, make coffee or carry your jock strap

[@hkatz7665]

And he set his scoring records......WITHOUT the 3pt shot rule.....unbelievable....cant be matched today

[@cfluff6716]

178 free throws in a row… holy shit!

[@simorrison6409]

When I was 4 years old in 1973, my dad always called me Pistol Pete (my name is Pete), but I didn't understand the nickname. Coincidentally, as an adult, I master everything I set out to do. And I love God, too. RIP Pistol Pete Maravich. You're AWESOME.

[@davidcraig5588]

Greatest basketball player of all time and it was that game that brought out the best in him and got the best of him. May Pete rest in peace and for what he did for us all to see and enjoy we thank you for the dedicated hard work and the love of the game.

[@GODSSON365247]

Better than Jordan?

[@GODSSON365247]

Kobe?

[@GODSSON365247]

Lebron?

[@Fouroclocklover38]

@@GODSSON365247 better than all 3.

[@rks5457]

@@Fouroclocklover38 y'all smokin crack. Most of the teams he led had terrible losing records. He didn't lead his teams anywhere. That's why the only people who talk about him like he's anything great are people who don't know about basketball.

[@michaelgardberg]

Thank you for posting this. It was much better than the ESPN documentary.

[@forestgump8357]

The shame is some folks still have no idea that Pete had sprinters speed, and a great high jumpers vertical jump to go along with his uncanny ball skills. He was a superior athlete before his knees gave out, not just a super ball player.

[@DavidHall-zo8eg]

Agreed. He had superb stamina too. Stamina is apart of athleticism too as it enhances athleticism because it allows you to use your athleticism on the court for longer periods of time. Stamina and the ability to move energetically for long periods of time keeps the muscles warm and loose for longer periods of time

[@RichardKoenigsberg]

Beautifully made, honest film! Thanks so much.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!!

[@beachside1]

What a great documentary. I wish everyone could watch this

[@kellymcentee7172]

Basketball isn't black or white... it's us!!! I love you guys 🎉

[@gprsmith5719]

I saw Pete play 2 games in high school. He hit at least 5 players on his team in the chest with the ball each game. They had no idea it was coming. It was a show.

[@ChrisAnderson-z7h]

I love his training videos! He always say, stick with it, and it will pay off!

[@poetknight8345]

this is very good, and very sad!!!!My father had me watch the "the pistol " ohs when i was a child thousands of times....God Bless the family and the pistol pete...He gave his life too God

[@MrReymoclif714]

I was watching him when he was in college!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Awesome!!!!

[@stevemellini1135]

spirit man other worldly took his place as a basketball god in the phantasmagoria of this life. smellini

[@paulephelan3605]

Pete was the greatest basketball player that I have ever seen. His records cannot be beaten man or woman. He played only three years, freshman couldn't play, no three point shot, only played in 83 games. The men's game is so different that they cannot be compared with women's game.

[@truvintage5800]

Sad that you have to explain this to people especially MEN!

[@dwightlove3704]

I have a college throwback jersey of MARAVICH!!!!!

[@lizspangler6585]

Just watched Caitlin Clark playing and people told her she played like him. I definitely see those same moves.

[@ramgarr]

Amazing

[@EBthere]

We will always remember you Pete.

[@robert06taylor]

His sons truly suffered, and that is a shame.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@Dbusdriver71]

Pete Maravich was very much a follower of Jesus. 'Not a thousand NBA Championships, not a thousand Hall of Fame Rings, not for a gazillion dollars in cash would I trade for where i'm at right now. I wanted to be remembered as someone who did his utmost to serve him.' He wanted to be remembered as a Christian who did the work of the Lord.

[@JackGowen77]

I got to see him play twice against Vanderbilt. They "held" him to 29 the first time I saw him.

[@victornelson1959]

Pistol Pete was an expert ball handler and exceptional passer with either hand with great vision and a great shooter love to see him run the fast break

[@adamdorgant9454]

Great video!!!

[@kilroywashere772]

I never watched Pistol Pete before. I thought I better find out what the buzz was about.

[@bluegrasslegends]

This video proves that without God, there is no true abundance of life. Pistol Pete had a lot, but didn’t have it all until he surrendered to Christ. What a great story.

[@jerrybrown3853]

The greatest player of all time

[@acason4]

😳 Pistol Pete was amazing but this is clearly just an absurd biased fanfare claim. He’s not even Top 10, much less the greatest! He’s maybe a Top 30 player of All-Time but even that might be a stretch. The guy was an innovator & a scoring machine (especially in college) but Michael Jordan is the GOAT & there’s a long list of players after him that were all far better than Maravich...

@@acason4 Don't kid yourself. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said MJ was not the GOAT. BIRD IS THE REAL GOAT!

[@JABARDELLI]

@@acason4 Michael Jordan was not the greatest of all time! And for you to think that there are dozens greater than Maravich... it just isn’t so. Pete Maravich was the greatest collegiate basketball player of all time. Where he ranks as a professional is difficult to assess but if the 3 point shot had been adopted during the entirety of his career ... Maravich, as great as he already was, would have been seen in a different light and would have likely scored 40 points per game.

[@kalikimaca]

Pistol Pete was da man in doze days period

[@GIBBO4182]

@@JABARDELLI Kareem was the best college (and High School) player of all time, not even an argument. They changed the rules to stop him dunking so he came up with the most potent weapon in basketball history, the sky hook. 3 High School championships, 3 College championships and 6 NBA championships probably the most underrated guy when it comes to the GOAT conversation

[@jackiepaper6464]

A record that will never be broken, 44 points per game in college?

[@pmcclaren1]

w/the 3-point line thats 57 POINTS PER GAME AVERAGE!!!!! He said all he wanted to be remembered as is that 'I am a CHRISTIAN.' That's the only thing that matters for eternity: John 3.3--you must be BORN AGAIN to see the kingdom of God said JESUS.

[@MagikFingers420]

I had a feeling his movie was too sugar coated. I knew his dad helped him alot, but the movie acted like he was the definition of a Lifetime movie father. I believe the friends who grew up with him and played high school and college ball together vs a way too PG movie. Great nickname too, The Pistol!

[@rocknroll7065]

I think you're right. His dad was a real hard ass not as gentle as the movie portrays

[@josremery]

I feel bad for his sons. Neither of them seen to have any identity apart from their legendary dad. I have a feeling if he were still alive, that would be different.

[@igethighhighhigh]

Definitely would’ve

[@TruthFactsLM57]

It has , been a honor and sadness reaching out and connecting with his sons , Jaison and Josh , they miss and have missed him dearly , a life time inner pain. Whats ironic is my sons had me and didn't listen to my wisdom and I might as well be dead . Pete's sons hunger for just 1 min with there dad .

[@daniellamcgee4251]

@@TruthFactsLM57 I hope you have learned to listen to your sons, and learn from them. That is the only way to get to know them and connect. Kids want a relationship with their parents, not being preached at from on high.

[@Fouroclocklover38]

Wow. Thank you for sharing this.

[@toddlongo7066]

I was just reading the news and I can’t believe that Josh Maravich passed away in June 2024 at the age of 42. It said he died at home. Sending Prayers out to the Maravich family. 🙏😢

[@johnsononey]

Pete is in heaven , and to me that's what matters most .

[@colinzwiebel6770]

Man that story of him winning bears at the carnival is fantastic!

[@Justthemow]

If hat carnival was in Louisiana that was probably my great uncle Delta Mitchel of the Mitchel brothers carnival company he used to run the basket ball game. When he was younger now he just sits in the box selling tickets

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@kenwall777]

A great basketball player and an even better man.

[@chikkipop]

Why do you say he was an even better man? It seemed to me he was a very confused guy, and suffered most of his life.

[@groovyballers]

The Pete Maravich story is amazingly sad

[@bodensick]

Before there was Steph Curry...THERE WAS PISTOL PETE.

[@jimmiphaze5785]

He may have got 1.5 million what a player all the practice I still watch his passes what a basketball player Pete your top on my list

[@muhdewd9727]

Just think, this guy played before the three point line.

[@rah2287]

Excellent.

[@ricosavage4281]

The legend

[@JamesDugan-j9s]

Great father/ son movie: pistol Pete birth of a legend

[@professorl.hilton.]

Pistol Pete definitely The goat, Magic Johnson Larry Bird both fabulous but it was pistol Pete that showed them all the way

[@rks5457]

He definitely didn't show them winning or team basketball.

[@groovyballers]

70s B-Ball Forever!

[@dexterbernard2701]

Man, he was so humble. I wish we had players in the NBA with that characteristic. No shimmees, no fist pumps, no showing off...just baskeball.

[@gloopdogg4861]

You had them right now...Serbs just like Maravic

[@gargeluy3035]

His style of play at the time WAS the shimmees fist pumps etc thats why alot of ppl saw him as a showboat

[@dexterbernard2701]

@@gargeluy3035, whatever.

[@gargeluy3035]

@@dexterbernard2701 no need to have an attitude just cause u created a false narrative lol

[@dexterbernard2701]

@@gargeluy3035, I can only think of, or seen one time when Kareem showed emotion on the court. When they (Lakers) finally beat the Celtics in '85 in Boston. Other than, if he ever did it, those are far and few between as compared to several of today's players...posing, turning away when they put up a three as if they're not looking and other showboat tactics. So, as to your argument, me without an attitude, whatever you say. Wink.

[@jerryw4471]

Pete Maravich of LSU holds the all-time NCAA Division I records for career scoring (3,667) and average (44.2). His three consecutive scoring titles from 1968-1970 are also the three highest single-season averages in NCAA history. Think about how long that record has stood!

[@rks5457]

No one will ever break that record because no coach will ever let their player take 40 shots a game, especially if they're shooting below 45%. Both because the coach doesn't want to lose games and no good players would want to play with that person lol. Also no one is staying in college that long anymore. So yeah, that record is going to be safe.

[@jmckdekalb316]

I think Pete would've been a good coach

[@victornelson1959]

The baddest white boy with floppy socks will shake your sneakers off your feet with a smile and doesn't miss color don't matter why it's about the skills

[@jeffcollins9995]

Thanks Dad

[@charleschauffe5884]

GOAT!!👍👍❤❤

[@paysonfox88]

All you have to do is look at the amount of 30-foot shots that he was making. I would say a large percentage of his shots were 3-point range and beyond. In today's game, he would be tearing it up for 35 points a game if he wanted to. Julius erving and he were both on the Atlanta Hawks won year, and they played each other in one-on-one all the time. Dr. J said that the hard part about guarding Pete, is that he was always checking it up from 30 ft plus and it couldn't be stopped. And when he went out there to guard at 30 ft, Pete would blow by him for a dunk.

[@rks5457]

That's exaggerated. He definitely was not shooting most of his shots at range. And his already poor fg% wouldve tanked more had he done so.

[@cyclone5299]

Everyone wants to relive the Glory Days and unfortunately for the children of famous people they look to you for some kind of magic that they are obsessed with. You can’t and shouldn’t have to live up to those expectations. It’s unhealthy so if it’s getting to you seek counseling. Everyone has a cross to bear.

[@robertvanbuskirk5538]

should have played for the globetrotters

[@aarondigby9859]

Pete was offered a million dollar contract to play for the Globetrotters.

[@uncletony6210]

Pete looked a lot like Ralph Nader.

[@edwardnewman160]

“He play like one of us”.. Which one? Because I just heard he led the league and college in scoring. And the only person to do it since is curry. So that would mean “He don’t play like us”, he play like him, and only one other person since has played “like” him...steph curry.

[@uncletony6210]

The only player who reminds me of Pete is Luka Doncic - both "at one" with the ball/court.

[@mindcontrol4618]

curry doesn't have the ball handling or passing game Pete had, maravich was the best.

[@aarondigby9859]

@@mindcontrol4618 Pistol Pete would dribble with his elbows, Curry doesn't have Pete's ball handling skills, Pete just didn't win a chip in college and the pros,he came out of college averaging 44 pts a game.

[@rks5457]

Like street basketball. Ever heard of the Harlem Globetrotters? They existed well before Pistol Pete. All those moves werenr made up by him, he was just allowed to do it in the NBA. He was also taking the most shots out of anybody while shooting with a terrible fg%. Taking almost forty shots a game because his dad was the coach. Trust me, yeah he opened the doors for folks to play flashy in the NBA but he didn't teach those black players how to play with flair or "hot doggin" as they called it.

[@dexterbernard2701]

Pistol was the Joe Namath of the NBA.

[@MrReymoclif714]

Very good comment!

[@victornelson1959]

Color didn't matter black or white

[@rynolascavio3381]

The Bobby Fischer of Basketball

[@nikolamilovanovic7012]

🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸MVP Petar

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

He probably would have had an even better career today with the 3point line and social media

[@Tmarc7665]

Set all them record before the 3 point line!

[@jrizzledrizzle4697]

Didn’t realize Michael Jordan wore his number. Now Lebron James wears it.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!

[@Jack51971]

So he gets drafted by Atlanta and gets a $1.5 million dollar contract and is sitting on the bench the first game of the season. Totally FUBAR.

[@jaymiller9254]

He was a victim of the racism of his teammates

[@lendrury2771]

Super creative talent on the court . Unfortunately the man did like the nose candy and couldn't leave the coke alone

[@uncletony6210]

My friend in high school used to snort Nerds. *literal "nose candy."

[@jaredlafrance6076]

Um??? Where are you getting this from?

[@robert06taylor]

Not so, but Pete admittedly did have a problem with alcohol for a time.

[@javorislittle312]

Guy could play, but his scoring record is overrated as hell.

[@truvintage5800]

how can a record be overrated? Dumb!

[@javorislittle312]

@@truvintage5800 There's context behind it, STUPID! His dad was the coach, he didn't care about winning, and he took nearly 50 shots a game for four years.

[@glenngibbs1267]

MJ overrated

[@mikenolan1080]

No.