Last Updated on September 11, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake
Here are the details for Bob Pettit:
- Full Name: Robert Lee Pettit Jr.
- Nationality: American
- Age: Born December 12, 1932
- Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
- Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
- Wingspan: 6 feet 10 inches
- Shoe Size: Size 16 (US)
- Number: Wore #9 throughout his NBA career
- Position: Power Forward / Center
- High School: Baton Rouge High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- College: Louisiana State University (LSU)
- NBA Draft: Drafted 2nd overall in the 1954 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Hawks
- Teams Played For:
- Milwaukee Hawks (1954–1955)
- St. Louis Hawks (1955–1965)
(The team moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1955)
- Career Highlights:
- NBA Champion (1958)
- 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) (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)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1955)
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970
- Named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary Team and 75th Anniversary Team
- First player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points
- Averaged 26.4 points and 16.2 rebounds per game over his career, making him one of the most dominant players in league history.
- Post-Playing Career: After retiring, Bob Pettit worked in banking and finance and has remained a respected figure in the basketball community.
- Championship Rings: 1 NBA Championship with the St. Louis Hawks in 1958, defeating the Boston Celtics in the Finals.
- Kids: Pettit has three children, though their names are not widely publicized.
- Siblings: Information on Pettit’s siblings is not widely available.