Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit Dies at Age 93

Bob Pettit, one of basketball's greatest early stars, died on September 23, 2026. He was 93 years old. Pettit played for the St. Louis Hawks and became one of the best power forwards the sport has ever seen. He started his career at Louisiana State University before joining the NBA. In 1956, he won the league's first Most Valuable Player award. He was also the first NBA player to score more than 20,000 career points, a milestone that no one had reached before him. Pettit won an NBA championship and was later inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He dominated the game through the 1950s and 1960s as a scorer and rebounder.