Bob Pettit

Robert E. Lee "Bob" Pettit (born December 12, 1932 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a former pro basketball player. He was one of the NBAs best players in the late 50s and early 60s. In 1958 Pettit's St. Louis Hawks beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals four games to two, becoming the only team to beat a Bill Russell-lead Celtics team in the Finals. Both teams would also met in the 1957, 1960 and 1961 Finals, with Boston winning each time. Pettit ended his career in 1965, becoming the first NBA player to eclipse the 20,000 points mark.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Baton Rouge, French: B?ton-Rouge (pronounced in English, and in French) is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America, and is the second largest city in Louisiana behind New Orleans. As of the 2000 census, its population is 227,818. It is the parish seat of East Baton Roug...

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