Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93.

Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. ↧ Bob Pettit, imposing Hawks great and first NBA MVP, dies at 93 Pettit was an All-American at LSU before going on to the NBA, where he was an All-Star for all of his 11 seasons.