01634cam a2200289 4500 552438050 TxAuBib 20130620120000.0 080131s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006051526 9780743284981 pbk. $15.00 0743284984 pbk. $15.00 (OCoLC)191733177 BKL BKL BAKER YDXCP JBO BTCTA CNCEN BDX TxAuBib Kriegel, Mark. Pistol : the life of Pete Maravich / Mark Kriegel. 1st Free Press trade paperback ed. New York, NY : Free Press, 2008. x, 393 p., [18] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-372) and index. Special opportunity -- Mr. Basketball -- Pro ball -- The cult of press -- Country gentlemen -- The basketball gene -- The devil in Ronnie Montini -- "Pistol Pete" -- Changing the game -- The deep end -- King of the cow palace -- Showtime -- One of us -- Marked man -- The blackhawks -- The unbearable whiteness of being Pete -- Take me -- Smothered -- All that jazz -- The loser -- Take me, part 2 -- Amazing grace -- Patrimony. Recounts the life and achievements of the troubled 1970s basketball star, from his relationship with his obsessive father and unbroken college scoring record to the personal demons that challenged his life and his evangelical Christian faith. 20130620. Maravich, Pete 1947-1988. Basketball players United States Biography. TXGRD