BATON ROUGE — “Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich” will be re-aired on Saturday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. on WAFB-TV (Cable Channel 7 in Baton Rouge), according to WAFB Sports Director Steve Schneider.
The one-hour and thirty-minute special originally aired nationally on CBS on Sunday, April 1. After being flooded with calls, Schneider said that WAFB-TV and a CBS affiliate in Houston have been granted permission to re-air the special that focuses on one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game.
Maravich played three years with the Tigers and he was named the National Player of the Year in 1970 after averaging an NCAA record 44.5 points a contest. Maravich, who was a three-time first team All-America in 1968, ’69, and ’70, averaged an NCAA record 44.2 points a contest. In 83 games with the Tigers, Maravich scored an NCAA record 3,667 points.
As a pro, Maravich spent 10 years in the NBA with three teams – the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz and the Boston Celtics.