On the heels of Tom Watson’s remarkable runner-up finish at the British Open this past weekend at the ripe old age of 59, “Pistol” Pete Maravich has decided to come out of retirement to try and rejoin an NBA team.

Maravich, the LSU legend and all-time leading NCAA Division I scorer, will turn 63 next January.   If successful, he would become the oldest player ever to play in the NBA by nearly 20 years.

During his previous playing days, Maravich was named to the All-NBA First Team twice and led the league in scoring during the 1976-77 season.  He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and is often credited with making it cool to be white again.  A leg injury during the 1977-78 season started his downward spiral into alcoholism and ultimately signaled the end of his playing career.  That is, until now.

There’s no word yet on whether any NBA teams will be interested in Maravich’s services this fall.   But, he continues to train for the historical opportunity nevertheless.

Oh, what?  Wait a second.  Pete Maravich is dead?  Oops…