At age 39, “Pistol” Pete Maravich was the second youngest player ever inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Upon his induction he was cited by the Hall as "perhaps the greatest creative offensive talent in history". As soon as he stepped onto the collegiate basketball court for the LSU Tigers, it was obvious that Maravich was destined to be one of the sport’s all-time greats. He scored 50 points in his first college game and led the NCAA in scoring in each of his three seasons at LSU. After departing LSU in 1970, Maravich made history when he was selected third in the NBA draft and signed a $1.9 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 23.2 points in that first season, becoming an immediate superstar and never looking back. By 1974 he was such a valuable player that the New Orleans Jazz traded eight players to the Hawks to land Maravich, who would continue his rise to stardom in New Orleans and later in Utah, leading the NBA in scoring in 1976-77 and collecting five NBA All-Star selections during his injury shortened career. Offered here is the Official Wilson NBA game-used basketball, which was used on the court during Maravich’s sold out return to Atlanta on February 8th, 1975. The ball shows game-use, and has been signed in black sharpie by “Pistol Pete” on the Wilson panel, with the signature rating an 8. On the panel above the signature is painted “PISTOL PETE” in yellow lettering on a purple background, with the words “47 POINTS” and “FEB. 8, 1975” in white lettering on either side of the name. The ball comes with a LOA from JSA as well as a letter from the wife of the fan who received this ball and had it signed by Maravich on that night rating a 9.