7 Stories That Prove Pete Maravich WAS NOT HUMAN!

"Pete Maravich is the most skilled basketball player I've ever seen." ~ Julius "Dr. J' Erving

Magic Johnson said to Pete’s kids: your Dad was the original Showtime.” A badass compliment From the greatest PG of all time.

bruh is it just me or is Pete underrated af?

Pete not only played in college without a 3pt line, he lived his life with only 1 aorta. Simply remarkable.

I swear Mike probably got a 100 on every research paper he's ever had to write

Half of the NBA isn't human to mike

In his last season with the Celtics, I was at a game where he did something I'd never seen before, and I've never seen since. It was something simple, and if you blinked you missed it, but I remember a collective gasp from the crowd when it happened. I believe it was Dave Cowens who got the rebound, and whipped it to Pete, who was out on the right side near half court. The pass was behind him and headed to his right, toward the scorer's table. Instead of turning back to catch the pass, he extended his right arm out to his side, hand facing back, still running forward like a relay runner reaching behind for the baton, never breaking his stride, and simply brought the ball around into his dribble, in one smooth motion. We've all seen guys make behind the back passes, but for me at least, Pete is the only player I've seen make a behind the back catch-to-dribble in one move.

Pete was doing things in the 1970’s that NBA players are still not doing today. Think about that. 6’5 Great elevation and unlimited range Would have scored in any era

So his dad was the OG Lavar Ball

So Pete's dad was the original LaVar Ball?

I love how at 2:00 he shoots but everyone new it was in so they walked away

Shooting 3 pointers now in heaven. A true legend.

Do why air bud wasn't human

His dad finessed the love of basketball into him

Imagine pistol pete maravich and larry bird together 😬

I respect Pistol because when he was growing up games were segregated and he fought and wanted to play the black teams. He didnt wanna just beat certain teams and say they were #1. He wanted to play who he seen as the best and beat them before calling himself #1. Mad respect for that.

When you really start thinking about Maravich, he was as talented as any player who ever walked onto a basketball court. M.J., LeBron, Bird, Magic, etc., etc., he's right there with them all.

I saw Pete when I was a student at Georgia Tech, and LSU played us at Alexander Memorial Fieldhouse. He was amazing. One particular play stays in my memory clearly. We are shooting at the basket to my left, and LSU knocks a Tech pass towards out of bounds near center court. Pete is racing with a Tech player for the ball, he dives for it and as he is lungeing, parallel to the floor, in one motion he makes a no-look behind-the-back pass to a LSU teammate who was headed up court. It was a 'what did I just see?!' moment. It didn't appear in the box score but it was a testament to Pete's amazingness.

Pete was my hero when I 12 years old. He was 9 years older than me. I'm 64 now and still love watching videos of him. I'm glad he found peace with God before he died. Miss ya and still love you Pete. God bless you brother! JC

One last note; in the 68 point game against the Knicks, 18 of the 24 field goals he made were beyond the current 3-point line. Add those 18 points and Pete has 86 points, and is second in all-time single game scoring behind Wilt Chamberlain.