Editing Pete Maravich (section)

==Early life==
Maravich was born to [[Press Maravich|Petar "Press" Maravich]] (1915–1987) and Helen Gravor Maravich (1925–1974) in [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]], a steel town in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]] in [[western Pennsylvania]], near [[Pittsburgh]].<ref name=":0" /> Maravich amazed his family and friends with his basketball abilities from an early age. He enjoyed a close but demanding father-son relationship that motivated him toward achievement and fame in the sport. Maravich's father was the son of [[Serbs|Serbian]] immigrants{{sfn|Kriegel|2007|pp=1-4}} and a professional player–turned-coach. He showed his son the fundamentals starting when Pete was seven years old. Obsessively, young Maravich spent hours practicing ball control tricks, passes, head fakes, and long-range shots.{{sfn|Kriegel|2007|pp=285-297}}

Maravich played high school [[varsity team|varsity]] ball at [[Daniel High School]] in [[Central, South Carolina]], a year before being old enough to attend the school.  While at Daniel from 1961 to 1963, Maravich participated in the school's first-ever game against a team from an all-black school. In 1963, his father departed from his position as head basketball coach at [[Clemson University]] and joined the coaching staff at [[North Carolina State University]].<ref name=":0" /> While living in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], Maravich attended [[Needham B. Broughton High School]], where his famous moniker was born. From his habit of shooting the ball from his side, as if holding a [[revolver]], Maravich became known as "Pistol" Pete Maravich.<ref name=":0" />{{rp|78}} He graduated from Broughton in 1965<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Maravich__Pete|title=Pennsylvania Center for the Book|website=pabook.libraries.psu.edu|access-date=January 2, 2023|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102172924/https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/bios/Maravich__Pete|url-status=live}}</ref> and then attended [[Southwood College|Edwards Military Institute]], where he averaged 33 points per game. Press Maravich was known to be extremely protective of Maravich, and would guard against any issue that might come up during his adolescence; Press threatened to shoot Maravich with a .45-caliber pistol if he drank or got into trouble.<ref name=":0" /> Maravich was 6 feet 4 inches in high school and was getting ready to play in college when his father took a coaching position at Louisiana State University.<ref name=":0" />