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Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93

Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93
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Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier. The university did not provide a cause of death. Pettit was an All-A...

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