by caappy » Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:25 pm
Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (/?p?t?t/ PET-it; born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA. The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He is one of four players who was named to all four NBA anniversary teams and one of only two living members as of 2023 with Bob Cousy. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
1954–1965 Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
NBA champion (1958)
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (1956, 1959)
11× NBA All-Star (1955–1965)
4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1956, 1958, 1959, 1962)
10× All-NBA First Team (1955–1964)
All-NBA Second Team (1965)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1955)
2× NBA scoring champion (1956, 1959)
NBA rebounding leader (1956)
NBA anniversary team (25th, 35th, 50th, 75th)
College Basketball H O F 2006
Sent him 2 cards on 6 May and got them back signed on 12 Jun
Mr Bob Pettit
7 Garden Lane
New Orleans, LA 70124
Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (/?p?t?t/ PET-it; born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA. The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the [b]Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970[/b]. He is one of four players who was named to all four NBA anniversary teams and one of only two living members as of 2023 with Bob Cousy. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
1954–1965 Milwaukee / St. Louis Hawks
NBA champion (1958)
2× NBA Most Valuable Player (1956, 1959)
11× NBA All-Star (1955–1965)
4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1956, 1958, 1959, 1962)
10× All-NBA First Team (1955–1964)
All-NBA Second Team (1965)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1955)
2× NBA scoring champion (1956, 1959)
NBA rebounding leader (1956)
NBA anniversary team (25th, 35th, 50th, 75th)
College Basketball H O F 2006
Sent him 2 cards on 6 May and got them back signed on 12 Jun
Mr Bob Pettit
7 Garden Lane
New Orleans, LA 70124