1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing ... 2007 — Lovie Smith becomes the first black head ...

he 1958 NBA Finals was a rematch from the previous year of the Celtics vs the Hawks. Bob Pettit scored 50 points to lead his team to the NBA Championship ...

Bob Pettit misses a potential game-winning shot to conclude one of the greatest Finals ever. Bill Russell wins the first of his 11 NBA Titles.

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become ... interceptions to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the ...