Bob Pettit, the league's first MVP, turned 87 years old a couple of weeks ago. Bob Cousy is 91, wintering in Florida and trying to keep moving, fretting that soon his legs will fail him.

Bob Pettit (25 points) and Elgin Baylor (24) share the MVP award after leading the West to a 16-point victory. From NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021 12:52 PM.

St. Louis Hawks legend Bob Pettit, ... Then the Lakers had both Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. They were such wonderful players. You have to include Oscar Robertson, too.

Team West head coach Alex Hannum, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, and Bob Pettit look on from the bench during the NBA All-Star Game on Jan. 1, 1965 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis.

The Lakers franchise embedded their roots into the city of Los Angeles the day they left Minnesota, creating a fantastic opportunity that would evolve into countless NBA championships.

Bob Pettit, Hawks, 98 FTA (1957) A year before the Hawks upset the Celtics in the NBA Finals, Bob Pettit tried as hard as he could to will St. Louis to a championship — and he got himself to the ...

Seventy years after entering LSU as a heralded freshman Bob Pettit is still representing for his generation (1954-1965), his state (Louisiana), and his game (basketball). Pettit was chosen as a ...

Pettit, Baylor and Cousy to receive Hall of Fame rings decades after induction. 5y Jackie MacMullan. Jenkins fired as Grizzlies coach after six seasons. 4h.

Bob Pettit’s 25 points and 27 rebounds help the West roll to a 150-130 win despite a monster game from Wilt Chamberlain. ... Bob Pettit (25 points) and Elgin Baylor (24) ...

The Basketball Hall of Fame first began awarding rings in 1978, after these All-Stars had been inducted.

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