Malcolm Pitt

Malcolm Pitt
Biographical details
Born(1897-01-10)January 10, 1897
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 16, 1985(1985-09-16) (aged 88)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Richmond[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–1944Richmond
Basketball
1933–1952Richmond
Baseball
1935–1971Richmond
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1967Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall8–7 (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.

  1. ^ Bailey, J.W. (1949). Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948. The Author. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  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 March 10, 2015.