His college record of an average of 44.2 points per game is considered one of the unbreakable records in all of sports, which was even more remarkable because he achieved it prior to the 3-point line and the shot clock. While in his 30s he became as passionate a [[Christian]] and expert on the [[Bible]] as he had been about basketball,<ref>https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pistol-petes-faith-gets-new-spotlight/</ref> and his statements on a radio show converted [[Mickey Mantle]] as he listened. Maravich tragically died of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect while warming up for pickup game one morning in a church gym. | His college record of an average of 44.2 points per game is considered one of the unbreakable records in all of sports, which was even more remarkable because he achieved it prior to the 3-point line and the shot clock. While in his 30s he became as passionate a [[Christian]] and expert on the [[Bible]] as he had been about basketball,<ref>https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pistol-petes-faith-gets-new-spotlight/</ref> and his statements on a radio show converted [[Mickey Mantle]] as he listened. Maravich tragically died of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect while warming up for pickup game one morning in a church gym. |