R. C. Pitts
Robert C. Pitts (June 23, 1919 – October 29, 2011) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Pitts with the Phillips 66ers. | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 23, 1919 Pontotoc, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 29, 2011 (aged 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Pitts played collegiately for the University of Arkansas, making All-Southwest Conference in 1942. He later played for the Amateur Athletic Union juggernaut Phillips Petroleum Phillips 66ers, where he made AAU All-America in 1948.
Pitts was part of the American men's basketball team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, which won the gold medal.
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