Happy Birthday Pistol Pete (would have turned 60 today)!

Thanks to author Wayne Federman for the reminder: Pistol Pete Maravich would have turned 60 today, Friday June 22, 2007. Wayne wrote the book "Maravich". Official website of his book at MaravichBook.com.

More on Pistol Pete: A great mix of Pistol Pete highlights on YouTube.com. Wayne has also been interviewed by NPR. And the one and only Bill Walton talks about Maravich. For those in or near Los Angeles, the author Wayne Federman will be having a book signing, discussion and Q&A on Tuesday June 26, at 730pm (pacific time) at the Barnes and Noble at the Grove.




Also check my previous posts on Pistol Pete here, and here

Pistol Pete on Amazon Unbox downloads!

Pistol Pete's Homework Basketball videos are available as Amazon Unbox downloads for $10 each. You can also rent them for $4 each. These are not DVDs, they are online videos for downloading. Before buying make sure your computer system is compatible with the Unbox downloads and read the technical details and terms. They are:

Shooting

Dribbling

Passing

New book on Pistol Pete released today!

A brand new 400-page hardcover book on Pistol Pete is released today, titled "Pistol Pete: The Life of Pete Maravich" by Mark Kriegel. More details on the book in the Amazon product page including three user reviews.


Thanks to blog readers HoopsMaven and PistolPeteFan for pointing out another recent book called "Maravich" by Wayne Federman, Marshall Terrill, and Jackie Maravich. This book was published at the start of this basketball season (Oct 2006).




Some older books on Pistol Pete:

Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich (Hardcover), by Phil Berger

Heir to a Dream (Paperback) by Pete Maravich (Author), Darrel Campbell (Author), Frank Schroeder (Author)

I Remember Pete Maravich: Personal Recollections of Basketball's Pistol Pete by the People and Players Who Knew Him (Hardcover) by Mike Towle. Also available in paperback