Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Robert L. "Bob" Pettit Jr.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
1. Robert L. "Bob" Pettit Jr. Marker
Robert L. and Margaret Brandon Pettit
Attended Baton Rouge High School
and Louisiana State University
Married Carole Crowell in 1965
Father to Peyton, Robert, and Mary Luckett
2-Time All-American at Louisiana State University
NBA Rookie of the Year in 1955
11-Time NBA All Star, 4-Time All Star Game MVP
10-Time All-NBA First Team 1955-64
All-NBA Second Team 1965
Led the St. Louis Hawks to the
NBA Championship in 1958
Set a then NBA Playoff record by scoring 50 points
in Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Championship
against the Boston Celtics
Named NBA Most Valuable Player in 1956 and 1959
His 11 year career encompassed 792 games, in which he scored 20,880 points, an average of 26.4 PPG.
Was the first player ever to score 20,000 points.
He also captured 12,849 rebounds, an average of 16.2 RPG
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970
Inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1971
Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993
Named one of the 50 Greatest NBA Players of All Time in 1996
Recognized as a
Missouri Sports Legend
November 2007
Erected 2007 by Missouri
this page online
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is November 2007.
Location. 37° 7.233′ N, 93° 12.997′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. Marker is on Stan Musial Drive south of U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3861 East Stan Musial Drive, Springfield MO 65809, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dorrel "Whitey" Herzog (here, next to this marker); Louis Clark Brock (here, next to this marker); "The Boy and The Man" (here, next to this marker); Russell William "Rusty" Wallace (here, next to this marker); Garvin "Gary" Filbert (a few steps from this marker); Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith (a few steps from this marker); Dan Dierdorf (a few steps from this marker); William Payne Stewart (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
Also see . . .
1. Legends profile: Bob Pettit. NBA Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Bob Pettit Basketball Statistics. Basketball Reference website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Bob Pettit
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
2. Robert L. "Bob" Pettit Jr. Marker and Bust
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
3. Bust of Robert L. "Bob" Pettit Jr.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
4. Robert L. "Bob" Pettit Jr. Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
