R. C. Pitts
Pitts with the Phillips 66ers. | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1919-06-23)June 23, 1919 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | October 29, 2011(2011-10-29) (aged 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | University (Oxford, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||
College | Arkansas (1939–1942) | ||||||||||||||
Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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Robert C. Pitts (June 23, 1919 – October 29, 2011) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Pitts played collegiately for the University of Arkansas, making All-Southwest Conference in 1942.[1] He later played for the Amateur Athletic Union juggernaut Phillips Petroleum Phillips 66ers, where he made AAU All-America in 1948.[2]
Pitts was part of the American men's basketball team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, which won the gold medal.[3]
Personal life
Pitts served as a first lieutenant in the 68th Bombardment Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[4] Flying 22 missions with his crew, he was awarded the Air Medal.[4]
References
- ^ "Hogwired - All about sports" (PDF).
- ^ Amateur Athletic Union Basketball
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "R. C. Pitts Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "R.C. Pitts". Olympedia. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
External links
- Robert Pitts' profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Robert Pitts' obituary
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