When he was a kid his dad taught him a skill to catch the ball from behind your back fast of a gunfighter so the name pistol pete maravich.There are lots of gunfighter names like ak - Adam ak means ak 47
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I don't know.. i think because of his jump shot
Peter Press "Pistol Pete" Maravich was born June 22, 1947 and died January 5, 1988.
Learning basketball from his Serbian immigrant father, Petar Maravich, who became a coach, Pete Maravich, is widely considered the best ball handler of all time. He gained his nickname from his style of shooting the ball from his side, as if he were shooting a revolver.
Well first of all, his name is spelled Pete Maravich. On average, Pistol Pete scored and an average of 44.2 points per game but his ultimate score for a game in history was 66 points so no, he did no score 100 points in a game.
Oscar Robertson, Rick Barry and 'Pistol' Pete Maravich.