BEAVER, Pa. â Pete Maravich, in a 1974 interview with the Beaver County Times, said: "I don't want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40."
He played pro ball for 10 years, from 1970 to 1980, and died of a heart attack Tuesday in Pasadena, at 40.
"That's a little scary," said sports writer Andy Nuzzo, who had interviewed Maravich when he played for the Atlanta Hawks.
"The story was laying on my desk when I got to work (Wednesday). I read it, and read it and read it and read it. I couldn't believe it. Everything matched."
Nuzzo was assigned the 1974 story because Maravich, an area native, "was unhappy about the fan reaction he was getting, unhappy that he was being labeled a hotdog," Nuzzo said.
maxburke on August 5th, 2017 at 18:33 UTC »
Figured someone should mention that Maravich averaged a record 44 points per game in college before the three-point shot was established.
aLoftyCretin on August 5th, 2017 at 15:59 UTC »
I specifically requested the opposite of this.
PM_ME_BOOBS_PLSS on August 5th, 2017 at 15:50 UTC »
"I don't want to get hundreds of boobs in my inbox!"