- Born
- Birth nameRobert E. Lee Pettit Jr.
- Height6′ 8½″ (2.04 m)
- Bob Pettit is an American retired professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. Pettit won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times, a feat matched only by Kobe Bryant. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He was the first NBA player to eclipse the 20,000 points mark (20,880 for a 26.4 average). Of the 20,880 points he scored in the NBA, 6,182 of them (nearly 30 percent) came from free throws. His 12,849 rebounds were second most in league history at the time he retired, and his 16.2 rebounds per game career average remains third only to Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseCarole Crowell(June 19, 1965 - September 21, 2010) (her death, 2 children)
- Played with the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks, 1954-1965.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1970.
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