"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 ...

Only five other individuals in LSU history have had their jerseys retired, including Pete Maravich, Bob Pettit and Shaquille O’Neal in basketball, Billy Cannon in football and Skip Bertman in ...

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 ...

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s name and No. 35 jersey joined the numbers and names of Maravich, Bob Pettit, Rudy Macklin ... and have my jersey retired,” Abdul-Rauf said. “I’m deeply grateful.

But one name you probably didn't expect to see on the list was Bob Pettit of the Milwaukee ... players in franchise history to have his jersey number retired. Additionally, 'The Bombardier ...

ATLANTA -- "Pistol" Pete Maravich's No. 44 has been retired by the Atlanta Hawks ... in the Philips Arena rafters beside those of Bob Pettit, Lou Hudson, Dominique Wilkins and Dikembe Mutombo.

Retired Jerseys: Bob Pettit (9), Dominique Wilkins (21), Lou Hudson (23), Jason Collier (40) Cliff Hagan was a wing, which is appropriate to a player for the Hawks who should have his number retired.

Considered the greatest forward of his era, Bob Pettit ... he retired having become the first player in the league to top 20,000 points. The greatest forward of his era, Pettit was an All-Star ...

Bob Pettit — who scored 50 points in the decisive win on April 12, 1958 — was honored at a halftime ceremony. Pettit's No. 9 is one of only three numbers retired by the franchise. Kevin ...