Yet, Bob Pettit completely broke the mold ... "To my knowledge, I was the first basketball player in any era that ever started lifting weights. This was in 1956-57. I asked Wilt Chamberlain ...

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One hundred and seven NBA championship rings. More than 400 hundred NBA All-Star Game selections. Nearly one million points scored. So boasts the collective resume of the 50 Greatest Players in ...

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory.

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory. 1979 — Willie ...