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Pete Maravich was an American professional basketball player.

UNDATED: Boston Celtics’ guard Pete Maravich #44 walks on the court. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

Peter Press Maravich, best known by his nickname Pistol Pete was born on June 22, 1947, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the United States to Peter “Press” Maravich and Helen Gravor Maravich.

Pete Maravich was raised in the Carolinas. His father was the head basketball coach at Clemson University who later joined the coaching staff at North Carolina State University. His mother had committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot.

Pete Maravich played high school varsity ball at Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third pick in the first round of the 1970 NBA draft.

BOSTON, MA – 1977: Pete Maravich #7 of the Utah Jazz waits for a call during a game played circa 1977 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1977 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)

Pete Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. He is also one of the youngest players ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Pete Maravich passed away at age of 40 during a pick-up game in the gym at First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, California on January 5, 1988, as a result of an undetected heart defect.

WASHINGTON – UNDATED: Atlanta Hawks’ guard Pete Maravich #44 shoots near the basket. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

Pete Maravich is buried at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.