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American basketball player (1919–2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert C. Pitts (June 23, 1919 – October 29, 2011) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Born | Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. | June 23, 1919||||||||||||||
Died | October 29, 2011 92) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||
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.[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]
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]
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