Autographs of Bob Pettit
Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. (/ˈpɛtɪt/ PET-it; born December 12, 1932) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959. He also won the NBA All-Star Game MVP award four times. As of the end of 2024-2025 regular season, Pettit is still the only regular season MVP in the history of the Hawks. Pettit is the leader for most career rebounds (12,849), and most rebounds per game with 16.2 in Hawks franchise history.
The first NBA player to score more than 20,000 points, Pettit was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He is one of four players who was named to all four NBA anniversary teams and one of only two living members as of 2025 with Bob Cousy. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time.
Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. was born on December 12, 1932, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pettit's basketball career had humble beginnings, as at Baton Rouge High School, he was cut from the varsity basketball team as both a freshman and sophomore. He played church league basketball as a sophomore and grew five inches in less than a year. His father, sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish (1932–1936), pushed him to practice in the backyard of the Kemmerly house until he improved his skills. It worked: Pettit became a starter and made the All-City prep team as a junior. As a 6-7 senior, he led Baton Rouge High to its first state championship in over 20 years. Pettit was then selected to play in a North–South all-star game at Murray, Kentucky.
More about Bob Pettit Wikipedia
Affiliate disclosure: When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Current items with a signature of Bob Pettit
These are the most current items with a signature of Bob Pettit that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Bob Pettit
The most expensive item with a signature of Bob Pettit (Pettit Bob Bob Wolff Brian Glanville BOB PETTIT THE DRIVE WITHIN ME Signed 1st 1) was sold in October 2025 for £324.27 while the cheapest item (Bob Pettit - Basketball Hall of Fame - Autographed Ron Lewis Art Postcard) found a new owner for £3.57 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2026 with an average selling price of £67.32 for an autographed item of Bob Pettit. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £125.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.98 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from Bob Pettit is worth £47.81.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bob Pettit were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
