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Hero and Friend My Days With Pistol Pete Maravich

2019

Synopsis

What happened to Pistol Pete Maravich during the last 3 years of his brief life after the NBA? The author who co-wrote Maravich’s only personal biography has transposed rare tape recordings, compiled personal notes, and shared private letters he received while working with and traveling with Hall of Fame basketball player. The result is an inspirational book for all ages.

Darrel Campbell, the Gold Medallion award-winning author of Pete Maravich’s autobiography Heir to a Dream shares never-before-told stories that Pete and Press Maravich revealed just before their surprisingly sudden deaths.

Read in their words how it was Coach Maravich’s dream to mold his namesake into the greatest basketball player the world had ever seen, and read in Pistol Pete’s words as he explains how it was his dream to make his father proud by becoming the first million dollar athlete, becoming a professional player, and becoming a world champion.

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