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PISTOL PICTURES

Yay! Pictures of the Pistol! First, I'd like to express my deepest gratitude and thanks to our chief contributor, John (A.K.A.: JONAS)! John sent me most of these pictures (60 of them to be exact)...thanks a million, Uncle Red! (Oops...I meant John!) Anyway, they are divided into catergories:

Birth of a Legend--Pictures of the Pistol before he became...well, the Pistol. View the birth of a legend in these great photographs!

LSU Years--Pictures of Pete during his historic four-year period at LSU. Wow.

Atlanta Hawks--After LSU, the Pistol went on to play for the Atlanta Hawks. He sure was awesome.

New Orleans/Utah Jazz--Maravich left the Hawks and went on to the next era of his career with the New Orleans Jazz, which later became the Utah Jazz (no Stockton yet, though).

Boston Celtics--Pete always wanted to be on a Championship-winning team. He joined the Celtics to achieve that dream. However, things didn't turn out like that...but Pistol's still the greatest.

NBA--A few various, unnamed pictures of Pete Maravich during his ten-year career in the pros. Awesome.

Miscellaneous--Miscellaneous pictures of the Pistol...book covers, video covers, etc.,etc. It's actually more exciting than it sounds.

The Pistol: the Birth of a Legend--Not the same thing as "Birth of a Legend." These are a few pictures from the awesome 1991 movie about Maravich's early life, The Pistol: the Birth of a Legend. Frickin' awesome.

Click on any of the above links to view those pictures. If you have a Pistol Pete Maravich picture to add, please send it to me! I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Note: I now have a thumbnail gallery of all the photos. If you prefer thumbnails, click here to view the gallery! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own the copyrights to these photos. I am not claiming the copyrights to these photos. They belong to their original copyright owners. I am not claiming them as mine, because that would be lying.

Birth of a Legend
A High School year book picture of Pete
Pete playing basketball in High School
An early school picture of Pete (Sophmore?)
Boy's Block D at D.W. Daniel High School--Pete is in the second row, far right
D.W. Daniel Boy's Basketball Team coached by Don Carver (Pete's in the front row, second from left)
D.W. Daniel Boy's Track Team coached by Dick Singleton (Pete is in the second row, second from the left)
Pete Maravich in the Latin Club(Pete is in the third row, slightly to the right of the center)
A young Pistol taking aim
Young Maravich playing a game of basketball

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LSU Years
Pete getting past a conctipated defender
Dribbling down court
Taking a beautiful jump shot--his "favorite"
A fresh new freshman at LSU, unable to play Varsity Basketball
Watch out, the Pistol's taking a shot!
Pete demonstrates "Around the World"--he once did it for over an hour, making his fingers bleed
Move over--it's the Pistol!
Taking a break
A drawing depicting Pete at LSU
Pete's LSU jersey, #23--his brother Ronnie's number in high school
Pete's LSU jersey (again)
Another great drawing of Pete at LSU
Pete on the cover of a basketball magazine
A beautiful behind-the-back pass!
Pete on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Pete and Press after an LSU game
Pete with Press (I think) passing
Pete and Press, with Pete's autograph
An awesome photo of Press coaching Pete
Pete on the cover of Sports Illustrated (a different one)
Pete as a Freshman at LSU in a funny position
Pete wiping off sweat
Shooting a layup
This almost looks like the tip-off of the game
They have to get two people to block 'im...but even then he's unstoppable!
I don't know what happened here...he's shooting...without the ball
LSU's hottest shot
Sliding past a defender
Putting up a basket
Looking back to watch the ball go through
Pete, while at LSU, probably being interviewed
Pete taking laying up a shot
Taking another shot
A cool drawing/painting thingy of Pete dribbling
Pete takes another shot...

Hey! Here's a great site ( click here!) with TONS of pictures of Pete at LSU. I can't post them on my site due to copyright, so go to the site and have a look! It's worth the trip, I promise!

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Atlanta Hawks
Silly goose--you can't block the Pistol!
Getting past a defender
Dribbling down the court
You know that ball is going to swish through the net
Pistol weaves his way through his challengers
Talking to an interviewer
"I don't smoke cigarettes."
Pete's Atlanta Red-White Jersey with #44--his college average
Poster with Pete Maravich--Atlanta Guard
Taking a fancy hook shot
Dig that shot...and the socks
Get your Pistol Pete bobble-head to-day!
Pete's Atlanta Blue-green jersey
Another poster advertising Pete as Guard for Atlanta Hawks
One more poster--Pete Maravich as Atlanta Hawks Forward
An awesome oil pastel of Pete in motion as an Atlanta Hawk
Pete's Atlanta Hawk Jersey (Green with Blue)
Pete vs. Walt Frazier, autographed by Walt Frazier
Going in for the kill!
Beautiful jump shot
Dribbling down the court...
A collector card thingy of Pete Maravich
Pete talking to his coach on the sidelines
NBA All Star Card
Takes a shot

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New Orleans/Utah Jazz
Pete plans his moves
Preparing to go in for the kill
Going in for the kill
A pee-colored defender fails to block Maravich's awesome shot
He dribbles...
He accelerates...
He shields...
He fakes...
Dribble, dribble...
He shoots!
Pete's Jazz (#7) jersey
Pete takes a break...not to shave, though
The Pistol makes his way to the basket
He can take anyone!
An autographed picture of "Pistol Pete"
Pete considering his options
Pete dribbles around his defender
Pete looks for help
The Pistol looks to accelerate into the action
Combo picture of Pete getting past a defender and on the cover of a basketball magazine in 1977-1978
Another combo picture, this time Pete shielding against another player and on the cover of a magzine in 1976-1977
Taking a beautiful shot
Dribbling, the shaggy hair going wild
Pete's Utah Jazz Purple Jersey #7
Pete paving out a play
Pete going in for the kill
A flaming Pistol fires away!
Pistol Pete Sock wraper...how cool!
Pistol Pete Maravich Basketball Card

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Boston Celtics
The back of Pete's Celtic (#44) jersey
The front of Pete's Celtic (#44) jersey
Pete's warm-up
Pete's Celtic Portrait

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NBA
Behind-the-back trick!
During an interview after or before a game
NBA-All-Star!

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Miscellaneous
Birth of a Legend movie cover--awesome movie, by the way
Cover to a book about Pete Maravich
Pete Maravich: Basketball Magician book cover
Forever Showtime cover
Heir to a Dream book cover (AWESOME book)
I Remember Pete Maravich cover
Homework Basketball: Shooting
Homework Basketball: Dribbling
Four Set Series of Homework Basketball Tapes
Maravich Collage
A neat little picture with Pete's autograph
Maravich Memories: The LSU Years Video Cover--GREAT collection to have
A serious Pete Maravich
Is Pete smiling?
Looks like Pete inside a TV screen...with Sgt. Pepper facial hair
Another picture of Pete with his Sgt. Pepper facial hair
Pete towards the end of his life in an interview
Pete, while at LSU, probably being interviewed
Pete and Press after an LSU game
Pete with Press (I think) passing
Pete with Press, with Pete's autograph
Pete Maravich spins a basketball as he talks to clinic participants.
Pete Maravich, during a series of basketball clinics he and his father, Press, put on at U.S. bases in Europe in June, 1975.
Pete Maravich positions his dad, Press, to demonstrate a point during the Mannheim clinic.
Pete Maravich gives shooting tips to 12-year-old Von Auna during the basketball clinic at Mannheim.
Pete Maravich prepares to test the defense of a volunteer during the Mannheim clinic.
Pete and the other Shooting Stars receiving an award for outstanding community service from "The White House, Nancy Reagan Campaign Against Drug Abuse In Schools".

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The Pistol: the Birth of a Legend
Press teaches Pete a drill
Pete thinks about his dream of becoming a great basketball player, just like his dad...
Pete listens to his father talk to other coaches about his two favorite subjects: basketball and him
The Pistol, depressed after losing a game by one-point

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As of March 14, 2004 we've got 117 photos of Pete! Yay!

Pistol Pete Maravich
 
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