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Pistol Pete, an NCAA player of the year, college basketball’s all time leading scorer with 3667 points, a record never to be broken. A remarkable scoring average of 44.2 points per game was accomplished before the three point play existed.
An icon of his age, the gangly boy wizard’s awe inspiring moves raised the game of basketball to a level of artistry, all the while enhancing legions of fans.
A virtuoso of the game, his high concept showmanship anticipated the future of basketball. Pete Maravich graced the basketball court unlike anyone before or since.
To watch Pete Maravich on the court was to witness something almost supernatural, to observe sports history in the making.
This show focuses on his brilliant college career as expertly described by Mark Kriegel, the author of Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich. Kriegel, the best selling biographer of Joe Namath, paints a brilliant and complex portrait of the man behind the legend and the era that embraced him.
As a bonus there is additional rare footage of the second half of the Kentucky vs LSU game played on February 21, 1970. This was Pistol Pete’s last home game at LSU during which he completed his home career with an amazing 64 point performance against the nationally ranked Wildcats. This Saturday afternoon nationally telecast game rocketed the Pistol into the national consciousness.