Bob Pettit
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Born
1932-12-12
Baton Rouge, LouisianaDied
2026-09-23 (Aged 93)
Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
Position
Power Forward
Status
Deceased
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
9
Height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg)
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Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (/ˈpɛtɪt/ PET-it; December 12, 1932 – September 23, 2026) was an American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times. As of the end of the 2025–2026 regular season, Pettit is still the only regular season MVP in the history of the Hawks. Pettit is the Hawks' franchise leader for most career rebounds (12,849), and most rebounds per game with 16.2.
The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He is one of four players who was named to all four NBA anniversary teams. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
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 Basketball Hall of Fame |  _Retired Basketball | 1970 | |
 NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1965 | |
 All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1964 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1964 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1963 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1963 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1962 | |
 NBA All Star MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1962 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1962 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1961 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1961 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1960 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1960 | |
 NBA scoring champion | _Retired Basketball | 1959 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1959 | |
| NBA All Star MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1959 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1959 | |
 NBA MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1959 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1958 | |
| NBA All Star MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1958 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1958 | |
 NBA | _Retired Basketball | 1958 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1957 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1957 | |
 NBA rebounding leader | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
| NBA scoring champion | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
| NBA All Star MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
| NBA MVP | _Retired Basketball | 1956 | |
 NBA Rookie of the year | _Retired Basketball | 1955 | |
| All NBA First Team | _Retired Basketball | 1955 | |
| NBA All Star | _Retired Basketball | 1955 |
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 LSU | 1951-1954 | Youth | - | - |
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 Atlanta Hawks | 1954-1965 | Permanent | - | - |
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