Press Maravich (Pete's father) remains a legendary coach at LSU, but almost entirely because of his remarkable offspring (whose career arguably might not have been quite as remarkable if his father had not been his coach).
Petar Maravich came to LSU after six losing seasons at Clemson, and then two strong years at NC State. To his credit, after being a disastrous 3-23 in his first season with the Tigers, he was 14-12 the next year. However, they won 22 games in 1970, and never won more than 14 in any other year. He left with a 76-86 career record in Baton Rouge.
Interestingly, Maravich's last head coaching stint was at Appalachian State, where he saw them through their start in Division 1, compiling a 14-63 record.
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