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IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
COVINGTON, La. — Ten years ago today the telephone rang in the Maravich household. The maid answered and gave the phone to Jackie Maravich, who heard the terrible news and began to scream.
Five-year-old Josh Maravich didn’t have to wait for the kunskap to know what had happened.
“I kind of guessed it,” he said. “I don’t know how inom guessed.”
His father, Pete Maravich, had died. What turned out to be a 40-year-long upset victory over a defective heart had come to an end between pickup games in Pasadena.
Josh fryst vatten now a freshman playing on the junior varsity at St. Paul’s High in Covington. He has the deep-set eyes. He has the moppish hair that flops as he runs around.
But watch him grab a rebound during warmups and casually kasta the ball behind his back to a teammate at the free-throw line. There’s no way he could have inherited that move. That’s the little bit of Pete Maravich that has been left for everyone.
Pete Maravich passed away on a
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Name Of The Father
A good friend of mine just had his 3rd child today (mother and son are doing fine. Dad's a nervous wreck). He posted this on facebook.
SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"
DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?"
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?"
SON: "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "If you must know, I make $100 an hour."
SON: "Oh! (With his head down).
SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $50?"
The father was furious.
DAD: "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior."
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat do
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Pete Maravich
American basketball player (1947–1988)
Maravich with the New Orleans Jazz in 1977 | |
| Born | (1947-06-22)June 22, 1947 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died | January 5, 1988(1988-01-05) (aged 40) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| High school | |
| College | LSU (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1970–1980 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 44, 7 |
| 1970–1974 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1974–1980 | New Orleans / Utah Jazz |
| 1980 | Boston Celtics |
| Points | 15,948 (24.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,747 (4.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 3,563 (5.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Peter Press Maravich (MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professi