Press Maravich

Peter Maravich


Born:
August 29, 1915
Logstown, PA

Died:
April 15, 1987
Covington, LA



Career
Aliquippa High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1938-39 Davis & Elkins (College)
1939-40 Davis & Elkins (College)
1940-41 Davis & Elkins (College)
1945-46 Youngstown Bears (NBL)
1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen (BAA)
1947-48 Davis & Elkins (College) - Assistant coach
1948-49 Davis & Elkins (College) - Assistant coach 
1949-50 West Virginian Wesleyan (College) - Head coach
1950-51 Davis & Elkins (College) - Head coach
1951-52 Davis & Elkins (College) - Head coach
1952-53 Aliquippa High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1953-54 Aliquippa High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1954-55 Baldwin High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1955-56 Baldwin High School - Pennsylvania (High School) - Head coach
1956-57 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1957-58 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1958-59 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1959-60 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1960-61 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1961-62 Clemson University (College) - Head coach
1962-63 N.C. State (College) - Assistant coach
1963-64 N.C. State (College) - Assistant coach
1964-65 N.C. State (College) - Head coach
1965-66 N.C. State (College) - Head coach
1966-67 LSU (College) - Head coach
1967-68 LSU (College) - Head coach
1968-69 LSU (College) - Head coach
1969-70 LSU (College) - Head coach
1970-71 LSU (College) - Head coach
1971-72 LSU (College) - Head coach
1972-73 Appalachian State (College) - Head coach
1973-74 Appalachian State (College) - Head coach
1974-75 Appalachian State (College) - Head coach
Campbell University (College) - Associate coach

Born to Serbian immigrants, Petar "Press" Maravich played in the NBL and BAA, but is better known as a collegiate coach. While at LSU, he coached his son, Pete, who set the NCAA scoring record and is on  of the greatest basketball players the world has ever known,

Maravich spent World War 2 in the U.S.Navy.

Maravich was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1985. Although diagnosed early, Maravich attempted holistic methods of treatment which allowed the disease to progress. He died in 1987.

L.A. Times Obituary

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/m/maravpe01n.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maravpr01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=maravpr01