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Walton is adamant "Pistol Pete" would do the unprecedented things under today's rules.To this day, Pete Maravich remains one of the most underrated players in NBA history purely due to the era he played in. Maravich was ahead of his time, especially as a scorer, and Hall of Famer Bill Walton made sure to remind people how great Pete really was. During a TV appearance in 2007, Walton discussed the incredible Maravich biography written by Wayne Federman and Marshall Terrill. But while recognizing the former New Orleans Jazz guard's greatness, "Big Red" might've taken his praise too far. "The amazing...

"He Could Have Played Blind" ‘The radio was playing and the morning news was on. I was startled to hear that Pete Maravich, the basketball player, had collapsed on a basketball court in Pasadena, just fell over and never got up. I’d seen Maravich play in New Orleans, when the Utah Jazz were the New Orleans Jazz. He was something to see – mop of brown hair, floppy socks – the holy terror of the basketball world – high flyin’ – magician of the court. The night I saw him he dribbled the ball with his head, scored a behind-the-back,...

(AgapePress) - Prior to 1949, Mickey Mantle was an unknown. But then Tom Greenwade, a New York Yankee scout, went to a semi-pro game in Kansas with intention of scouting another player from Mantle's team. Instead, the 16-year-old Mantle, an outfielder on the Baxter-Springs team, drew the attention of the veteran Yankee scout. The young Mantle dazzled Greenwade and the spectators that day. Incredibly, Mantle hit two very long home runs while playing with and against baseball players several years older than the aspiring switch-hitter from Commerce, Oklahoma. Greenwade was surprised when he found out Mantle's age. He knew he...