R. C. Pitts

Robert C. Pitts (June 23, 1919 – October 29, 2011) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

R. C. Pitts

Pitts with the Phillips 66ers.
Personal information
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.
Listed height	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	University (Oxford, Mississippi)
College	Arkansas (1939–1942)
Position	Guard
Career highlights
AAU All-American (1948) First-team All-SWC (1942)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1948 London Team competition

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]