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Bob Pettit: NBA's first MVP recipient and 11-time All-Star dies aged 93 - BBC
Bob Pettit, one of the earliest stars of the NBA and the first man to win the MVP award, has died aged 93.
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24 Sep 2026 · 1 min read
Bob Pettit, the first man to receive the NBA's MVP (most valuable player) award, has died aged 93. Pettit won the award twice, in its first year in 1955-56 and again in 1958-59, when he topped the …