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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,608 posts)
Sat Jun 8, 2024, 09:20 PM Jun 2024

Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42

Associated Press
Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42

Associated Press
Sat, June 8, 2024 at 8:43 PM EDT
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COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Former LSU basketball player Josh Maravich, son of late Hall of Fame basketball player Pete Maravich, has died at age 42, the university announced Saturday night.

He died at home on Friday, the LSU statement said. No cause of death has been released.

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Pete Maravich was a prolific scorer during an NBA career that was cut short in 1980 by lingering effects of a major knee injury a couple years prior.

In 1988, at age 40, he died from a heart condition that had gone undetected.

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Ex-LSU player Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Fame player Pete Maravich, dead at age 42 (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2024 OP
Sad. His dad died young too. Silent Type Jun 2024 #1
I wasn't an LSU Fan, but BOSSHOG Jun 2024 #2
Also, He Was The All-Time Leading Scorer... ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #5
Wow. That family has genes that need to be studied ms liberty Jun 2024 #3
Probably a congenital cardiomyopathy, probably previously identified because of family history elias7 Jun 2024 #4

BOSSHOG

(40,274 posts)
2. I wasn't an LSU Fan, but
Sat Jun 8, 2024, 09:23 PM
Jun 2024

Pistol Pete was beyond awesome. Set records before the three point line was used.

Maybe genetics the cause. Peace Josh.

ProfessorGAC

(70,599 posts)
5. Also, He Was The All-Time Leading Scorer...
Wed Jun 12, 2024, 06:11 PM
Jun 2024

...in the freshman ineligible era. He scored 3,667 points in only 3 years! (83 games)
Some stat guy went through the films & showed that had the 3 point line existed, he would have scored nearly 4.5 points more per game.
His body betrayed him on the court & off.
Incredible that his son had a greatly shortened life, too.

ms liberty

(9,879 posts)
3. Wow. That family has genes that need to be studied
Sat Jun 8, 2024, 09:30 PM
Jun 2024

How sad fot the family, and someone needs to investigate their family genetics. Make their deaths have meaning for humanity.

elias7

(4,203 posts)
4. Probably a congenital cardiomyopathy, probably previously identified because of family history
Sat Jun 8, 2024, 09:55 PM
Jun 2024

Prone to fatal arrhythmias despite implanted defibrillator

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