Malcolm Pitt

Malcolm Pitt
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1897-01-10)January 10, 1897
Richmond, Virginia
Died September 16, 1985(1985-09-16) (aged 88)
Richmond, Virginia
Alma mater University of Richmond[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1944 Richmond
Basketball
1933–1952 Richmond
Baseball
1935–1971 Richmond
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1967 Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall 8–7 (football)
197–169 (basketball)
426–257–5 (baseball)

Malcolm Upshur "Mac" Pitt (January 10, 1897 – September 16, 1985)[2] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. At the University of Richmond he served as the head men's basketball coach from 1933 to 1952, the head baseball coach from 1935 to 1971, and the athletic director from 1942 to 1967. Pitt was also the head football coach for two seasons, from 1943 to 1944. Pitt's 1934–35 basketball squad finished a perfect 20–0, the only unbeaten Spider basketball team in history. As a student at Richmond from 1915 to 1918, Pitt played football and baseball and ran on the track team.

Honors and death

Pitt was elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. Malcolm U. Pitt Field, the baseball stadium at Richmond, is named in Pitt's honor. He died after a brief illness in 1985 at a Richmond hospital.[3][4]

Head coaching record

Basketball

School Season Record Postseason
Richmond 1951-52 7-15
Richmond 1950-51 7-14
Richmond 1949-50 8-16
Richmond 1948-49 8-15
Richmond 1947-48 8-14
Richmond 1946-47 17-9
Richmond 1945-46 8-12
Richmond 1944-45 3-4
Richmond 1943-44 7-6
Richmond 1942-43 11-5
Richmond 1941-42 9-10
Richmond 1940-41 11-10
Richmond 1939-40 11-6
Richmond 1938-39 10-10
Richmond 1937-38 15-5
Richmond 1936-37 13-7
Richmond 1935-36 14-6
Richmond 1934-35 20-0
Richmond 1933-34 10-5
Total 19 Seasons 197-169

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, J.W. (1949). Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948. The Author. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  2. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Image United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12402-49115-99 — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Person Details for Malcolm Pitt, "United States Social Security Death Index" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Miami Herald: Search Results". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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