Petar "Press" Maravich (August 29, 1915 – April 15, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball coach. He received the nickname "Press" as a boy, when one of his jobs was selling the Pittsburgh Press on the streets of his hometown of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, an industrial city outside of Pittsburgh. Maravich, Sr. also served in the United States Naval Air Corps during World War II.
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29 August 1915 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States
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Died |
15 April 1987 (aged 71) Covington, Louisiana
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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