Honors, Books, Films and Music
- In 1987, roughly a year before his death, Maravich co-authored an autobiography titled Heir to a Dream, that devoted much focus to his life after retirement from basketball and his later devotion to Christianity.
- After Maravich's death, Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer signed a proclamation officially renaming the LSU home court the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
- In 1991, a biographical film dramatizing his 8th grade season entitled, The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend, was released.
- In 1996, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History by a panel made up of NBA historians, players, and coaches. He was the only deceased player on the list. At the 1997 All-Star Game in Cleveland, he was represented by his two sons at halftime.
- In 2001, a comprehensive 90-minute documentary film debuted on CBS entitled, Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich.
- In 2005, ESPNU named Maravich the greatest college basketball player of all time.
- In 2007, two biographies of Maravich were released: MARAVICH by Wayne Federman and Marshall Terrill, and Pistol by Mark Kriegel
- The Ziggens, a band from Southern California, wrote a song about Maravich entitled "Pistol Pete".
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