Bob Pettit
Sports Cards, Basketball, Hawks era
Bob Pettit was selected 2nd overall by the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1954 NBA Draft out of Louisiana State. He was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 1956 and 1959. He received 11 NBA All-Star selections. He won the NBA championship in 1958. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Power forward and center
- Career
- 1955–1965 (NBA)
- Draft
- Round 1, No. 2 overall, 1954 (Milwaukee Hawks)
Accolades
- Championships
- 1 (1958)
- League MVP
- 2 (1956, 1959)
- Finals MVP
- All-Star selections
- 11
- Hall of Fame
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1971
- Rookie of the Year
- 1 (1955)
- All-NBA First Team
- 10
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