Pettit is the leader for most career rebounds (12,849), and most rebounds per game with 16.2 in Hawks franchise history. The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970.

Aug 12, 2024 · 1955-56 | Finals: Philadelphia Warriors def. Ft. Wayne Pistons 4-1 | MVP: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks 1954-55 | Finals: Syracuse Nationals def. Ft. Wayne Pistons 4-3 1953-54 | Finals: Minneapolis ...

Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks and Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers shared the game's MVP award. The Boston Celtics set the record for the most points scored by a team in regulation, in their 173–139 victory over the Minneapolis Lakers. [1]

Sep 13, 2021 · Hawks forward Bob Pettit became the first player from a losing team to win the All-Star Game MVP after amassing 28 points and 26 rebounds in the West’s 130-118 defeat.

Nov 13, 2024 · Bob Pettit, left, of the St. Louis Hawks, and rookie Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers, hold the cup they won the night before as they were named co-winners of the ninth annual East-West All Star game's most valuable player award on Jan. 24, 1959, in Detroit, Mi.

Drafted second overall in 1954, Pettit joined the Milwaukee Hawks and won Rookie of the Year. He played his entire 11-season career with the franchise, which moved to St. Louis. Pettit won the NBA MVP award in 1956 and 1959, and led the league in scoring in 1955-56.

Sep 13, 2021 · Most Valuable Player — Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks. Rookie of the Year — Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers. All-Star Game MVP — Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers & Bob Pettit, St. Louis...

The Hawks were on the verge of becoming one of the top teams in the NBA, led by second year forward Bob Pettit, who would earn the very first MVP award in NBA history. [1] . The Hawks would finish in third place with a 33–39 record. In the playoffs against the Minneapolis Lakers, the Hawks were triumphant in Game 1 by a single point.