What is Bob Pettit?
[[File:Bob Pettit 1961.jpeg|thumb|200px|Pettit in 1961]] '''Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr.''' (born December 12, 1932) is an [[Americans|American]] former professional [[basketball]] player. He played as a [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]. He played 11 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for the [[Atlanta Hawks|Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks]] between 1954 and 1965. He was an [[NBA champion]] in 1958 and an 11-time [[NBA All-Star]]. He was awarded the first [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award]] in 1956, winning it again in 1959. In 1970, Pettit was added to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]. Pettit was born in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. He was married to his wife Carole until her death in 2010. The couple had three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/12/12/the-qa-at-80-pettit-reflects-on-wilt-russell-cousy-and-life-outside-the-nba/|title=The Q&A: At 80, Pettit Reflects On Wilt, Russell, Cousy And Life Outside The NBA|publisher=[[NBA]]|date=December 12, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2019|author=Aschburner, Steve|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606082225/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/12/12/the-qa-at-80-pettit-reflects-on-wilt-russell-cousy-and-life-outside-the-nba/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pettibo01.html Bob Pettit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404235135/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pettibo01.html |date=2013-04-04 }} at Basketball-Reference.com {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettit, Bob}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American basketball players]] [[Category:Atlanta Hawks players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] [[Category:National Basketball Association players with retired numbers]]