Josh Maravich, son of Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete, died last week. He was 42 years old.
Josh, like his father, played basketball at LSU; He did not reach the stardom of his father and played only 13 games.
However, it was a childhood dream for him to play in the stadium named after his father.
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“I wanted to come here to make my dad proud,” Josh said in a 2005 article in LSU's school newspaper, The Daily Reveille, according to the university's site. “He knew he wasn't going to be a star player, but for me being a substitute was what I always wanted to do.”
The school said he died at his family home in Covington, Louisiana.
Pistol Pete made headlines again earlier this year when Caitlin Clark broke her NCAA record for most points ever scored by a college basketball player.
Senior Josh Maravich shakes hands with coach John Brady as his mother, Jackie Maravich, watches during Senior Day events before LSU's game against Vanderbilt on March 5, 2005, at the Pete Maravich Assembly in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)
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In his three years in Baton Rouge, Pistol Pete scored 3,667 points; Clark beat him by 284.
He was the third overall pick in the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks and was a five-time NBA All-Star.
Pete retired after the 1979-1980 season, but post-retirement life was short: he died in 1988 at the age of 40 due to an undetected heart condition. No cause of death has been provided for Josh.
Josh was only 5 years old when his father died.
Josh is survived by his mother, Jackie, stepfather James, and older brother Jaeson.
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The Maravich brothers participated in the ceremony for their father's statue and came up with the idea of displaying him with an ancient pass behind his back.
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