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Bob Pettit

Biography

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NB60s: Bob Pettit

 

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Bob Pettit Career Highlights - SICK!

 

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Bob Pettit reflects on Lenny Wilkens

 

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Bob Pettit - The Bombardier

 

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1958 NBA Finals Game 6. St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston Celtics. Bob Pettit with 50 Points

Robert Lee Pettit Jr. 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. He also 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.