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- 1Bob Pettit, first NBA MVP, dies at 93●Legendary hoops icon Bob Pettit, first NBA MVP, dies at 93 Bob Pettit, the first MVP in the 1955-1956 NBA season, was on
Bob Pettit, the Hall of Fame forward who became the NBA's first Most Valuable Player in the 1955-56 season, has died at the age of 93. Pettit starred for the St. Louis Hawks, winning a championship in 1958 and dominating an era before NBA games were regularly televised. Tributes are honoring him as one of the game's pioneering greats.