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There's a video on Youtube that's been seen over half a million times of Pete Maravich's greatest hits. Pistol by Mark Kreidler does for Maravich what his Namath did for Joe Namath. Paints a human portrait of a superhuman athlete. When my Dad was stationed in Germany in the early 70's, Maravich came to a basketball clinic on our military base. I never forgot it, got an autographed ball, and remember him hitting every shot (trick or otherwise) that he attempted. From then on, I was hooked, and he turned out to be my favorite player. But like Namath, injuries caught up to him, and he didn't get to play as long as he wanted. He died too early, but NBA fans didn't forget him. He was rightly placed in the Top 50 players of all time. Long before Magic, there was Pistol Pete. Kreidler's book and youtube videos help keep him alive.