Pete Maravich said he didn't want to play in the NBA for 10 years and die of a heart attack at 40. That's exactly what happened!

Peter Maravich was the greatest scorer in major college basketball history and an NBA Hall of Famer who played for the Atlanta Hawks. Several people had started calling him Pistol Pete and a “hot dog” (remember this was the 70’s).

One fan even created a sign saying, “Pistol Pete, why do hot dogs cost $2 million in Atlanta and 50 cents in Philadelphia. Maravich however was neither comfortable with this nickname nor the amount of fame and complications that came with a b-ball lifestyle.

In a 1974 interview with the Beaver Country Time, after only having played 4 years in the NBA, he said, “I don’t want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at the age of 40.. ”

However, he continued to play in the NBA for 10 more years. Then, at the age of 40 he passed away. It is likely that he died from an undetermined heart disease.

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