Press Maravich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Press Maravich

American college basketball coach and former player

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1915

Place of Birth: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1987

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Petar "Press" Maravich (August 29, 1915 – April 15, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball coach.
He 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.
Maravich, Sr.
also served in the United States Naval Air Corps during World War II.Despite a long career as a coach, Maravich may best be remembered as "Pistol" Pete Maravich's father.
Maravich graduated from Davis & Elkins College in 1941 and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.