Do You Remember Pistol Pete Maravich?
It is so hard to think that more
than 20 years have passed since Pete's death during
a pickup basketball game on January 5, 1988. Pete Maravich was
one of the greatest basketball players of all
time and his wizardry with passes and shooting skills
were incredible. Can you imagine anyone averaging
over 44 points per game for a college career? That's
44 points per game against teams from the Southeast
Conference (SEC) no less as he spent all four years
in college at LSU. That's a record that is
not likely to be broken as outstanding college players
today only stay for ONE year before being eligible
for the pro ranks. He did go on to have a spectacular
professional career with several teams although he
never quite won an NBA championship.
With all of his success, he still
went thru serious bouts of depression and became
suicidal in trying to come to grips with life. He tried several
different religions and eventually gave his life
to Christ and found peace during his last few years
on earth. He had lived what most of us would
consider the American Dream! Fame, Fortune,
Success! From All American basketball player
in high school and college to All Pro in the NBA
and yet he still had that emptiness that all of the
world's finest offerings can never fill.
Why am I waxing nostalgic about
Pete twenty years after he went on to be with the
Lord? One reason
of course is that it seems like only yesterday that
he was here among us and making passes and baskets
that were always followed with "WOW" from people
who saw him play. But even more important,
the new book called simply, Maravich, brings all
the memories back along with insights that we can
all benefit from by re-living the life of Pete Maravich.
For all the people who are praying for loved
ones who have wandered away from the Lord, or
who have never given their life to Christ, Pistol
Pete is a reminder that God can change adults as
well as kids. Pick up a copy of the book on
Pete's life and remember I Corinthians 15:58, "Therefore,
my beloved bretheren, be steadfast, immovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in
the Lord your labor is not in vain."
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