Death
Petar Maravich was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the spring of 1985. During a basketball clinic in Israel signs of his condition appeared when he had begun to urinate blood. Due to son Pete Maravich's strong belief in holistic healing and herbal medication, proper cancer treatment was delayed for too long to have a significant effect. Press eventually was persuaded to receive proper treatment for his condition at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, but he canceled before being admitted. On February 11, 1987, Press and son Pete flew to Hanover, Germany for an experimental treatment that lasted for 11 days; symptoms such as coughing subsided while the treatment had no effect on the cancer. Through the next two months, Press's condition deteriorated while Pete took constant care of him with his niece, Diana. Press Maravich lived his last days in Highland Park Hospital in Covington, Louisiana where he died shortly before 6:30 p.m., April 15, 1987. Press Maravich lived just long enough to see Pete selected as a possible member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but not long enough to see him officially inducted in May 1987. Pete Maravich is quoted as saying, "I'll see you soon." to his father immediately after his death; Pete Maravich died nine months later on January 5, 1988. Both father and son became born again Christians late in their lives.
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