Malcolm Pitt

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.

Malcolm Pitt
Biographical details
Born(1897-01-10)January 10, 1897
Richmond, Virginia
DiedSeptember 16, 1985(1985-09-16) (aged 88)
Richmond, Virginia
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)

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

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1943–1944)
1943 Richmond 6–11–1T–5th
1944 Richmond 2–60–410th
Richmond: 8–71–5
Total:8–7

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Richmond Spiders (Virginia Conference) (1933–1934)
1933–34 Richmond 10–54–4
Richmond Spiders (Independent) (1934–1936)
1934–35 Richmond 20–0
1935–36 Richmond 14–6
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1936–1953)
1936–37 Richmond 13–75–47th
1937–38 Richmond 15–57–46th
1938–39 Richmond 10–105–5T–8th
1939–40 Richmond 11–65–47th
1940–41 Richmond 11–107–57th
1941–42 Richmond 9–104–8T–11th
1942–43 Richmond 11–54–4T–9th
1943–44 Richmond 7–62–25th
1944–45 Richmond 3–42–01st
1945–46 Richmond 8–123–713th
1946–47 Richmond 17–98–56th
1947–48 Richmond 8–144–913th
1948–49 Richmond 8–155–1013th
1949–50 Richmond 8–164–1314th
1950–51 Richmond 7–145–1012th
1951–52 Richmond 7–153–11T–13th
Richmond: 197–16977–105
Total:197–169

References
  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.
  3. "Person Details for Malcolm Pitt, "United States Social Security Death Index" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. "Miami Herald: Search Results". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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