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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 23, 1919 Pontotoc, Mississippi |
| Died |
October 29, 2011 (aged 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
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 , 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". http://www.hogwired.com/pdf3/92427.pdf?ATCLID=210043&SPSID=33239&SPID=2431&DB_OEM_ID=6100.
- ↑ Amateur Athletic Union Basketball
- ↑ "R. C. Pitts Olympic Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/r-c-pitts-1.html. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "R.C. Pitts". https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/6876.
External links[]
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