"But in my humble opinion, Bob's statue should have been the first one they put up." Amen, Ned Clark. Amen. LSU retired Pettit's No. 50 jersey early in late 1954, the rookie season of his ...

The first player to ever have had his number retired in the NBA was Bob Pettit. He played for Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks, which would later become the Atlanta Hawks. Larry Bird's jersey was retired ...