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Bob Pettit

Bob Pettit
Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach

Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the 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 2022-2023 regular season, Pettit is still the only regular season MVP in the history of the Hawks. Pettit is the leader for most career rebounds (12,849), and most rebounds per game with 16.2 in Hawks franchise history.

12 December 1932

Born on the same birth day (12 December): Bill NighyCathy RigbyDattu PhadkarDon KeithDorin GoianEdward G. RobinsonJennifer ConnellyLouise ThuliezPërparim HetemajRobert NoyceSharad PawarTed Kennedy (ice hockey)Toshiko AkiyoshiWilfred KirochiWings HauserÁlvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz

Born in the same month (December 1932): Abbe LaneBilly Edd WheelerBobby WhittonColin CowdreyDhirubhai AmbaniDonald ByrdEllen BurstynFelix RexhausenGeorge FurthHarry Howell (ice hockey)Inga SwensonKeith WaldropLola HendricksNichelle NicholsNobel Prize in Physics