Hawks honor the legendary 'Pistol' Pete Maravich with amazing tribute

By Barry Werner
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The Atlanta Hawks paid tribute to the late Pete Maravich on Friday by retiring The Pistol's No. 44. As part of the ceremony, the Hawks provided a cool image on the floor that honored the memory of the one-of-a-kind player.

Maravich, a Basketball Hall of Famer, played his first four NBA seasons with the Hawks, averaging better than 24 points per game. He was a first-round pick by Atlanta (third overall) in 1970 out of LSU, where he scored an astonishing 3,667 points in three seasons.

A five-time NBA All-Star who died in 1988 at age 40, Maravich now has three jerseys retired: the Hawks, and No. 7 by both the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans.




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Check out his highlights from a 1970 game against the Phoenix Suns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzaki4yEC4s