About Erv Pitts
Lived 1920 – 1999 (aged 78). Erv Pitts was an American american football player.
Ervin Ralph Pitts (September 14, 1920 – January 17, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as a head coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota in football (1954 to 1955) and basketball (1954 to 1956). Pitts then served in a similar capacity at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, first as a head football coach (1964 to 1968) and then as head men's basketball coach.
A native of Coffeyville, Kansas, Pitts played college football at the University of Missouri. As a quarterback for the Missouri Tigers, he led a split-T offense for head coach Don Faurot.
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Who was Erv Pitts?
South Dakota football, basketball, and baseball coach (1920-1999)
When was Erv Pitts born?
Erv Pitts was born on 14 September 1920 in Neodesha.
When did Erv Pitts die?
Erv Pitts died on 17 January 1999.
What was Erv Pitts's occupation?
Erv Pitts was an american football player.
What nationality was Erv Pitts?
Erv Pitts was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Erv Pitts. https://biography.guide/erv-pitts/
MLA: "Erv Pitts." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/erv-pitts/.
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