R. C. Pitts
 Pitts with the Phillips 66ers. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 23, 1919 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 29, 2011 (aged 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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- 1919 births
- 2011 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- People from Pontotoc, Mississippi
- Phillips 66ers players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Guards (basketball)
- United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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