1. Peter "Press" Maravich was an American college and professional basketball coach.
15 Facts About Press Maravich
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Press Maravich received the nickname "Press" as a boy, when one of his jobs was selling the Pittsburgh Press on the streets of his hometown of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, an industrial city outside of Pittsburgh.
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Press Maravich was the father of basketball player Pete Maravich.
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Press Maravich was born to Serb immigrants Vojo and Sara from Dreznica, a village near Ogulin in modern-day Croatia.
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Press Maravich was head coach of the Tigers of Clemson University from 1956 to 1962.
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Press Maravich then went to North Carolina State University to be an assistant coach under Everett Case.
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Press Maravich led the Wolfpack to the Atlantic Coast Conference title that season.
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Press Maravich left for Louisiana State University in April 1966 where he coached his son, Pete Press Maravich.
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In spite of coaching his prolific son for half of his coaching career at LSU, Press Maravich had an overall losing record at the school.
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Press Maravich was replaced at LSU by Dale Brown in 1972.
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Press Maravich then went on to coach the Mountaineers of Appalachian State, shepherding them through their early years in Division I, before resigning as coach in January 1975.
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Press Maravich returned to coaching in the early 1980s as associate head coach at Campbell University.
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Press Maravich eventually was persuaded to receive proper treatment for his condition at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, but he canceled before being admitted.
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Press Maravich lived his last days in Highland Park Hospital in Covington, Louisiana, where he died on April 15,1987.
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Pete Press Maravich is quoted as saying "I'll see you soon" to his father immediately after his death; Pete Press Maravich died nine months later on January 5,1988.